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CENTRIPETAL FORCE: WATT'S GOVERNOR








EQUIPMENT
    redball.gif (326 bytes) Hand-Crank Rotator
    redball.gif (326 bytes) Watt's Governor
   


NARRATIVE
            Watt's Governor consists of two opposed balls which are free to swing outward. This freedom is restricted by a spring which is compressed by the motion of the balls outward.