Newton's Cradle is a great desk piece for the executive or an educational toy (energy, inertia, momentum) for kids. Or both.
If you want to read up on Newton and learn a little physics this book would be a good place to start: Introducing Newton
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Speaking of Newton's Cradle, you might find this interesting:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock_bumping
Note the reference to Newton's cradle. It seems like someone has come up with a new and spectacular way to pick Yale-type locks. See the video here:
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/17-06/ff_keymaster
especially the last 15 seconds or so.
Steve,
Thanks for that. Really enjoyed it. BTW cracking puzzles is why I love engineering. Especially hardware/software problems.
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Speaking of Newton's Cradle, you might find this interesting:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock_bumping
Note the reference to Newton's cradle. It seems like someone has come up with a new and spectacular way to pick Yale-type locks. See the video here:
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/17-06/ff_keymaster
especially the last 15 seconds or so.