A simple experiment is described for demonstrating the whip effect in a falling chain. The observed reduction in fall time due to the concentration of energy in the falling section of the chain agrees well with the assumption of small energy loss in the loop of the chain. The measured tension at the support point rises far above the maximum value which would be reached in the absence of energy concentration.
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© 1955 American Association of Physics Teachers.
1955
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