im surprised on how sensitive the device is to somebody wondering around a room wind? mass?
the real cavenish was in another room far away
i thought it was strange he didnt put the bowling balls very close. the phenomenon has a squaring affect, where the closer you are, the more radical the effect.
yes, after viewing this video, I would start to doubt the sincerity of the results of it too without having first-hand knowledge from experimenting on it myself through trial and error. I think if I was there and tinkered long enough it would become evident to me how mass influenced it, but with some changes.
For example i can also see why cavenish originally put the balls behind a glass to prevent wind
There's got to be a better experiment...why isn't there?
we can think of one, im sure.
it must be done in suspension because there is not enough "run way" to drop an object off a tall building.
I bet if the gentlemen in the tie repeated the experiment, he would have success by putting the balls in a plexiglass cage which was not susceptible to wind
edit: actually, if they put it in a vacuum then heat or cold would not be able to affect it either. a vacuum means the air is sucked out of it. it would even respond better because there is no friction except on the hanging string (tension spring)
Or the other way around, the device in a hermetically sealed box. And then place the weights outside.
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