Table 1. Characteristics of the objects used in the three experiments.
Experiments 1 and 2 | |||||||
Object | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
Mass, gr | 265 (75) | 308 (87) | 354 (100) | 354 (100) | 354 (100) | ||
Height, cm | 7.6 (100) | 7.6 (100) | 7.6 (100) | 12.7 (166) | 15.2 (200) | ||
Width, cm | 7.6 (100) | 7.6 (100) | 7.6 (100) | 7.6 (100) | 7.6 (100) | ||
Depth, cm | 7.6 (100) | 7.6 (100) | 7.6 (100) | 7.6 (100) | 7.6 (100) | ||
Volume, cm3 | 442 (100) | 442 (100) | 442 (100) | 737 (166) | 885 (200) | ||
Density, gr/cm3 | .060 (75) | 0.69 (87) | 0.80 (100) | 0.48 (60) | 0.40 (50) | ||
Experiment 3 | |||||||
Object | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Mass, gr | 500 (50) | 750 (75) | 875 (87) | 1000 (100) | 1000 (100) | 1000 (100) | 1000 (100) |
Height, cm | 7.6 (100) | 7.6 (100) | 7.6 (100) | 7.6 (100) | 10.2 (133) | 12.7 (166) | 15.2 (200) |
Width, cm | 7.6 (100) | 7.6 (100) | 7.6 (100) | 7.6 (100) | 7.6 (100) | 7.6 (100) | 7.6 (100) |
Depth, cm | 7.6 (100) | 7.6 (100) | 7.6 (100) | 7.6 (100) | 7.6 (100) | 7.6 (100) | 7.6 (100) |
Volume, cm3 | 442 (100) | 442 (100) | 442 (100) | 442 (100) | 590 (133) | 737 (166) | 885 (200) |
Density, gr/cm3 | 1.13 (50) | 1.69 (75) | 1.98 (87) | 2.26 (100) | 1.69 (75) | 1.36 (60) | 1.13 (50) |
Numbers in parentheses are in percent relative to the reference cube (columns in bold). The objects in Experiment 3 were made heavier than those in Experiments 1 and 2 for the tests in zero g.