Slinky spring. This toy is a pre-compressed helical spring with low stiffness in the longitudinal direction. It can be used to demonstrate a wide variety of physical phenomena. The combination of low spring constant and momentum result in tricks' such as the apparent ability to walk' down a flight of stairs. The Slinky was invented by US naval engineer Richard James in 1944 | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library |
Taille de l’image : | 4500 px × 4500 px |
Model Release : | Non requis |
Property Release : | Non requis |
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