Slinky Physics: Slinky Drop Recorded in Ultra Slow Motion

Posted on September 28, 2011

Veritasium recorded these videos of a slinky being dropped in slow motion. Physicist Rod Cross of the University of Sydney holds the slinky at the top end and extends it before dropping it. The video was recorded using a slow motion camera that records 300 frames per second. The interesting slow motion video shows that the bottom of the slinky doesn't start falling until the slinky has collapsed and the tension is gone. Take a look:

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