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National Physics Day Show 
April 21, 2000 -- The sixth annual National Physics Day Show will be held April 27 in room 203 of the physics building at the University of Virginia to celebrate National Physics Day. This highly anticipated event is a special family oriented physics demonstration show for the general public. Because of large crowds in recent years, we will have two shows this year - at 6:30 p.m. and at 8 p.m. in the physics building on McCormick Road. Parking is available in the parking garage on Emmet Street, in the football stadium lots, or behind the physics department beside Ruffner Hall. Physics professors Steve Thornton and Robert Watkins will present a series of demonstrations that will intrigue and excite both young and old from novice to expert. Some of the old favorites will be performed like laying a person on a bed of nails and using a sledgehammer to break a concrete block lying on top of the person. Learn how to calculate the energy in a Snickers bar and how much bike riding it takes to work off eating one. See the energy and power in a chair lift, in a light bulb, and in the separation of a water molecule. Learn how airplanes fly and how to use hair dryers and leafblowers to hold balls in midair. Learn how to make a Cartesian diver that goes down and up in a soda bottle with a squeeze of your hand. And if you are not good, you may feel the wrath of the brand, new toilet paper gun! Bring your family and friends, but come on time. For more information on this free public event call 924-3781. Contact: Suzie Garrett, 9246791 or e-mail at suzie@virginia.edu |
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