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Journal themusicgod1's Journal: g 1

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Using a variable length pendulum(duct tape, watch and sewing thread thread) and a stopwatch, I took the following data

f(s^-1) L(m)

0.767 0.396
0.767 0.396
0.733 0.396
0.733 0.396
0.733 0.396
0.733 0.396
0.767 0.404
0.767 0.404
0.733 0.404
0.733 0.404
0.733 0.404
0.733 0.404
1.000 0.190
1.033 0.190
1.000 0.190
1.033 0.190
1.000 0.198
1.033 0.198
1.000 0.198
1.033 0.198
1.033 0.192
1.033 0.192
1.033 0.200
1.033 0.200
0.600 0.615
0.617 0.615
0.633 0.615
0.600 0.615
0.600 0.615
0.600 0.623
0.617 0.623
0.633 0.623
0.600 0.623
0.600 0.623

which according to my calculations means g should be here at 8.6 +/- .2 There might have been air resistance going on around my pendulum, and resistance going on between where the pendulum attatched to the table. Outside of that I'm not sure.

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