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10 Things I Hate About You: Golf Balls onto Football Field
Several students hit golf balls into the football field. As they hit the balls, there is another person on the field catching them in a basket. The balls are leaving the ground at various angles and their trajectories are a good example of projectile motion. -
The Road Runner Show: Outboard Motor
The Coyote unintentionally launches off of a cliff, and he realizes that he could have made it to the other side if he had stayed on his motor. This clip illustrates a misconception about motion: the horizontal speed of an object does not influence how quickly it falls. -
Speed: Jumping the Gap
Annie is driving a bus and sees a gap in the freeway ahead. She speeds up and successfully jumps across the gap. This clip illustrates a misconception about motion: the horizontal speed of an object does not influence how quickly it falls. -
The Descent: Depth Check
The group of women encounter a chasm, and Juno tells everyone to freeze. She ignites a flame and tosses it across the chasm so they can inspect the obstacle they have encountered. She then throws a rock down the chasm in an attempt to measure its depth. -
National Lampoon's Animal House: Practicing Golf
Has profanityOtter and Boone practice hitting golf balls and discuss their trajectories. Otter gives Boone advice on his golf swing as his shots go into a cafeteria and Dean Wormer's office. The final two shots are targeted at Doug Neidermeyer, who is mounted on his trusty steed. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipThe Sandlot: Catapult
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A group of young boys create a catapult with the intention of using it to throw the ball back over the fence. Their attempt fails when The Beast intercepts the ball and attacks their machine. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipNBC News Learn: Maximizing the Long Jump
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Bryan Clay is a track and field athlete who participates in the long jump. A long jump athlete is a projectile as they launch themselves off the board and into the sand pit. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipOctober Sky: Homer Proves His Innocence
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Homer Hickam is accused of starting a fire by his teacher. He solves a kinematic free fall equation to prove his innocence. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipThe Simpsons: Skateboard Jump
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Bart demonstrates projectile motion and Newton's First Law as he shows the Ogdenville newcomers "how the natives ride sky." This clip is especially good at showing that Bart's horizontal velocity remains constant during his jump over the cars. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipNumb3rs: End of Watch
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In this clip, Charlie launches projectiles over a distance, and determines how far they go.
