Falling Bodies Apparatus (Projectile Apparatus)

For Demonstrating The Independence Of Horizontal And Vertical Velocities Of Bodies Falling Freely Under The Effect Of Gravity. The Apparatus Consists Of A Wooden Block On Top Of Which Is Pivoted A Spring Loaded Metal Launching Bar Having A Trigger Catch. A Small Recess Near Both End Of The Metal Bar Serves To Locate 19Mm Steel Balls. Releasing The Catch Makes One Ball Drop Simply Vertically, While The Other One Is Projected Horizontally. Both The Balls Simultaneously Hit The Floor To Substantiate The Fact That The Vertical Velocities Of Both The Balls Are Same At Any Instant. Supplied Complete With A Pair Of Steel Balls, Which May Be Stored In A Covered Recess The Bottom Of The Wooden Body. (Falling Bodies Apparatus (Projectile Apparatus) )