Questions tagged [home-experiment]
questions concerning measurements, experiments, and activities that demonstrate physics and are safe to do at home, require at most one tool or ingredient not readily available, and can be interpreted or analyzed on one sheet of paper with accessible math.
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Would it be possible to build a neutrino detector that could sense beta decay?
I've got a research project that will take this next semester to finish and I wanted to know how feasible it would be to build a single pixel of a neutrino detector. The experiment isn't anything new- ...
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Weird behavior in spark gap alpha particle detector
I recently happened upon some americium. I wanted to measure its alpha emissions, so I built a spark alpha detector which consisted of some thin copper wire stretched about five millimeters above a ...
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What happens to the behavior of free electrons in a metal when it is connected to the positive terminal of a battery through a wire?
As we all know, when a metal is connected to the positive terminal of a battery, it attains the same potential as the battery. In this situation, what change occurs in the free electrons of the metal?
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Sun turns blue when seen through a crossed polariser/analyser
It was sunset, and we were looking at the sun through our polariser/analyser setup. When the angle between P and A was zero, the sunset looked normal (albeit with an expected reduction in brightness).
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Ideas to measure speed of light in a lab setting [duplicate]
I’m teaching an undergraduate experimental physics course next year. Instead of giving students fixed and legacy experiments, I want to give them an open-ended task, like "measure the speed of light", ...
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Building double slit experiment with electrons at home
Is it possible to build a double slit experiment with electrons at home from commercially sell stuff?
Or can the whole assembled equipment be bought (by private person) like for example some quantum ...
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Which of these equations is more accurate to use when calculating spring constant using the dynamic method: $T^2 = (4π^2/k)m$ or 1ドル/T^2 = (1/4π^2m)k$?
I am working on a physics practical involving coupled pendulums wherein I need to experimentally calculate the spring constant of a spring using the dynamic method. The dynamic method involves using ...
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Is heating frozen peas more energy-efficient with or without a lid on the pot? [closed]
Is it more energy-efficient to heat frozen peas on the stove in a pot with or without a lid ?
Although I'm a complete physics dummy, I am trying to contribute some food for thought. Sorry if the ...
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Can I use a radioactivity app in 2025? [closed]
Can I use a radioactivity app in 2025?
As a little insight i have a nature related project and we have to talk about radioactivity and how it impacts and hurts peoples life. We need one ,,experiment'' ...
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Mechanical Resonance
Weights hanged on cords
We are doing experiment with resonance with pendulums. When we let 1st pendulum go, 2nd starts to swing. Then the 1 st one stops. Then it starts swinging again etc.
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Can 3d printed plastic parts be used in the Cavendish experiment?
Is it feasible to use 3D printed plastic parts in the Cavendish experiment without disturbing its results due to plastic's proneness to static electricity?
The Cavendish experiment is surprisingly ...
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Why do individual light spots appear when shaking an LED flashlight?
I have a hand-cranked LED flashlight, and when I shake it, the light projected onto the ground appears as individual light spots (light balls) rather than a continuous light strip. Can someone explain ...
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Is it possible to create a real cloud inside a glass cube measuring 30ドル\times 30\times 30$ centimeters?
(I warn you: I don't know physics very well, so I decided to ask for the opinion of people who work in this field.)
Is it possible to create a real cloud inside a glass cube measuring 30x30x30 ...
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Resistance of the heating rod from the sandwich maker
This post is about the resistance (and voltage drop) of the heating rod/coil of a typical sandwich maker.
Yesterday I bought a new sandwich maker. I thought it might be interesting to use my digital ...
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How do I calculate the impact force on a piston full of air?
I am working on a project for a highschool physics class in which we do an egg drop(in this case meaning dropping an egg from about 5.7m and trying to make it not break). My partner has decided to use ...