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NEWTON'S
CRADLE

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As a part of the Avalanche division of the Science Storms Exhibit at The Museum Of Science And Industry - Chicago, Illinois, Show Motion Engineering, Inc. presents the design, engineering, and fabrication of the large-scale interactive Newton’s Cradle Exhibit. Utilizing seven high-polished and custom-built stainless steel balls for the individual kinetic pendulums and suspended from a large metal structure with precision attachments, the museum guests are able to operate the machine-actuated Newton’s

Cradle using the levers on the front controller deck; with three different play options, the Newton’s Cradle Exhibit is as addictive as it is visually alluring.

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