Orbit dependent on V

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Orbit Dependent on V

A steel ball and rubber stopper connected by a string through a pvc pipe

Pira: 1D50.30

Materials: PVC pipe, Rope, Rubber Stopper, Brass Ball

This demo is to show that the distance that an object orbits another one is dependent upon the speed that the object is traveling. An object of the same mass can orbit another object at various distances, but the object must be traveling at the correct speed in order to stay orbiting.