Experimental setup for demonstrating “Number of Collisions = Pi” (IMAGE)

Okayama University of Science

Experimental setup for demonstrating “Number of Collisions = Pi”

Caption

A suspended apparatus used to minimize friction during the experiment. The heavier brass cylinder and lighter ping-pong ball collide repeatedly against the transparent wall, reproducing 31 collisions (3.1) at a 1:100 mass ratio—corresponding to the first decimal place of pi (π).

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Okayama University of Science

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