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Physics demonstrations videos

A good physics demonstration gives you something to predict before the result appears. This collection includes both mechanical analogies and explanations of familiar perceptions; their evidence works in different ways.

Waves you can see, and color you perceive

Shive’s wave machine provides a concrete model for following reflection and transmission. Technology Connections’ color explanation instead asks how a familiar label depends on visual context. Start with waves if you want to connect an adjustable setup to a physical response; start with brown if your question is why perception resists a simple wavelength chart. Describe the changing condition in each example before accepting the explanation, and note where the model stops representing the underlying phenomenon.

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A mechanical wave model does not reproduce every property of light. A color explanation concerns perception as well as physical spectra, so the two demonstrations should not be collapsed into one mechanism.

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