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===== Purpose ===== | ===== Purpose ===== | ||
- | Showing the conservation of energy, as evident in the conversion of kinetic energy into thermal energy. Often the phrase 'excess energy is dissipated as heat' can feel somewhat dismissive and hand-wavy, this helps rectify that by showing it visually. | + | Showing the conservation of energy, as evident in the conversion of kinetic energy into thermal energy. Often the phrase 'excess energy is dissipated as heat' can feel somewhat dismissive, this helps rectify that by showing it visually. |
===== Apparatus ===== | ===== Apparatus ===== |