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Part of an online exhibition created by The Science Faculty in conjunction with the OUDA Project Team in 2014

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Clip 5: Simulation of a solid using steel ball-bearings
Duration: 00:01:19
Date: 1971
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Clip 6: A simulation of the movement of molecules in a melting solid
Duration: 00:01:55
Date: 1971
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In this theme the states of matter: solids, liquids and gases are explored. These clips were all taken from S100 programme 5 “Science course unit 5”

Clip 5 shows a demonstration of oily steel ball-bearings being used to create a simple mechanical simulation of a solid.

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Clip 6 shows how a regular array of steel ball-bearings breaks up as the tray containing the ball bearings is agitated from side to side at increased speed. This model corresponds to the melting of a solid as the temperature rises.

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