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The spinning egg is of course a completely different phenomenon. I'm pleased to share this Eagle Scout project: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec4u4BfS4tE.
-- Charlie Stout, Director of Exhibits, Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum
Charlie Stout
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Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum
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From: Informal Science Education Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of marilyn hoyt
Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 12:29 AM
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Subject: Re: The mysterious spinning Egyptian statue
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I saw a version of this running with a spinning metallic "egg" in a bowl over 3 rotors in the Bardhaman Science Center serving an isolated rural village in India yesterday. Everyone understood what was happening.
(Birla Industrial & Technology Museum in Kolkata is the hub of the satellite rural museum network which includes Bardhaman. Amazing, high quality work going on) This is where we can make a difference...
On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 8:04 PM, Ian Russell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I remain dismayed and fascinated by the public's largely irrational
> response to Manchester Museum's 'spinning statue' (not very far from
> my home). I believe the story has spread all round the world.
> http://bit.ly/120FZIu
>
> Here are two YouTube movies that I made to show how vibration can
> cause certain objects to rotate:
>
> This one shows a rounded-base 'rattleback':
> http://youtu.be/LmCkIURDlq4
>
> This one shows how an irregularly-shaped base can rotate similarly:
> http://youtu.be/9noU9M5rr-w
>
> Here is a photo I took with my phone, clearly showing the curvature of
> the statuette's base. This is a useful image that makes the rotation
> seem considerably less mysterious, and strongly supports the 'rattleback'
> explanation:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/interactives/9193714537/in/set-7215763445
> 389255
> 8
>
> I reckon that this 'mystery' presents a fabulous SciComm challenge and
> opportunity.
>
> Promoting public engagement with science through a contagious delight
> in phenomena
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> Awaken curiosity and they feed their own minds for a lifetime.
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Interesting bit:
...*rural America...15% of the population ... spread across 72% of the land
area*
Norma Cohen, Financial Times, 6/5/13.
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