Eureka! Episode 2 - Mass

Building on the concept of inertia, Eureka! adds the factor of mass, tells how it's measured, and shows how it differs from size. Concept: Inertia increases with mass.

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Film & Animation

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• Science
• Cartoon

[yankeegurl62]

When did this series come out? I don't remember it...and it's pretty cool in the way it explains what Physics is...esp. for this old dog...trying to learn new tricks...if you just read your text book...your brain goes numb..and I LOVE science too...

[bubblebear83]

@yankeegurl62 Around 1980 or 1981. This was on before I was born.

[bishara3]

1234567mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm181920­! lol

[hacksign000]

the cubes are so cute lol

[TheYayan01]

i dont understand about it

[SuperBrownhair2]

@jaden2455 All things fall at the same speed, it's just heavier things are harder to stop (as it said) giving the illusion the lead falls faster.

[satellitetwin]

how cute is this cartoon!! :) just love it.

[willihana]

@jaden2455 Oops...the time required for the cubes to reach the ground should be the same, by Galileo's experiment on gravity, unless air resistance is also taken into account.

[MrJdykesrhs]

@jaden2455 You are comparing two different ideas. In the absence of air resistance, all objects fall with the same accel. (Galileo's Law of Falling Bodies) In general, heavier things DO NOT fall faster than lighter things. That effect has to do with an application of Newton's 2nd Law. Air resistance is dependent on mass, speed & shape. It isn't as simple as "heavier things fall faster". Lighter things can actually fall faster given the right parameters.

[Prijman6666666]

scary intro arrrghhhh!

[bubblebear83]

@unamonu For four years Excuse my typo.

[bubblebear83]

@unamonu @skyarsalan was asking me if they still make these episode. I was lucky at that time because I was telling the station if they re-airing that show. It has not been back on the air or four years. @skyarsalan means, for example, every four or five years, the new edition of the textbook is released and the author or the publisher keeps revising and inserting newer information into the textbook. When u compare the latest edition 2 a 30 to 31 year old video, we aren't sure if its accurate.

[unamonu]

@bubblebear83

There is no need for revision. Things like inertia, mass aso. haven't changed significantly in the last 30 years... :P

[bubblebear83]

@skyarsalan I agree. They should make videos like that with accurate information and revised.