Throwing a Ball in a Boat - Demonstrating Center of Mass

When I throw a massive ball to the left such that it lands in the other end of the canoe, what will happen to the positions of the objects? What if the ball does not land in the canoe? This video provides answers and solutions to those questions. Want Lecture Notes? www.flippingphysics.com/cente... This is an AP Physics 1 topic.
0:00 Ball lands in canoe center of mass question
0:52 Demonstrating the answer
1:16 Explaining the answer
3:31 What is the ball lands outside the canoe?
4:28 Demonstrating the answer
5:08 The math solution
8:03 The physics works!
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  • @retrobrw919
    @retrobrw9196 жыл бұрын

    These are much more enjoyable when I'm not being tested on them anymore!

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    @FlippingPhysics

    6 жыл бұрын

    Glad you are still learning!

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    6 жыл бұрын

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    @FlippingPhysics

    6 жыл бұрын

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    6 жыл бұрын

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    @FlippingPhysics

    4 жыл бұрын

    These videos do take a bit of time. Glad you appreciate it! flippingphysics.com/making-a-video.html

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    @BigMac80086 жыл бұрын

    After taking a physics class, I have so much more appreciation for real life physics! The way the world, and matter works is crazy. Awesome video!

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    @FlippingPhysics

    6 жыл бұрын

    The more you understand how physics describes the world around you, the more you understand how much you do not understand.

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    6 жыл бұрын

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    @FlippingPhysics

    5 жыл бұрын

    I am glad you feel that way.

  • @dromotropic
    @dromotropic6 жыл бұрын

    Physics really works! Thanks for showing this. This video is awesome. Keep making such videos. Love from India! 😊

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    @FlippingPhysics

    6 жыл бұрын

    It means so much to me to be able to help people learn on other continents. Thanks.

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    Couldn't wrap my head around that change in distance but this helped a lot! Thank you!

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    @nickgodden19806 жыл бұрын

    Another fabulous physics fix. I love your videos. Thank you Mr.P.

  • @FlippingPhysics

    @FlippingPhysics

    6 жыл бұрын

    You are welcome Nick. Glad to give you your educational fix.

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    @kritiiii7186 Жыл бұрын

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    @aliaamir8804

    Жыл бұрын

    Dhatt mardwa

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    @studywithadi8556

    Жыл бұрын

    Yess 🙏🏻🙏🏻🤣🙏🏻

  • @MrBlally
    @MrBlally6 жыл бұрын

    Excellent explanation and demonstration! Thanks Mr. P!!!

  • @FlippingPhysics

    @FlippingPhysics

    6 жыл бұрын

    You are welcome Brendon. I hope you learned something!

  • @shivajoshi9068
    @shivajoshi90686 жыл бұрын

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  • @FlippingPhysics

    @FlippingPhysics

    6 жыл бұрын

    Glad you found my channel. Hopefully you will keep learning.

  • @BoZhaoengineering
    @BoZhaoengineering3 жыл бұрын

    This demonstration shows the inside of center of mass and momentum conservation in a system. Such a subtle concept made clear! Thank you, Mr. P.

  • @FlippingPhysics

    @FlippingPhysics

    3 жыл бұрын

    You are welcome!

  • @vukasinspasojevic1521
    @vukasinspasojevic15213 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Great explanation, good job! 👍

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    @shyamks2232 жыл бұрын

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    @abhisheaksharma37655 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Mr. P. Very Nice.

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  • @FlippingPhysics

    @FlippingPhysics

    Жыл бұрын

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    @Allthingstech31083 жыл бұрын

    Awesome great teaching.

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    @hollybean94866 жыл бұрын

    What a great way to learn. Thanks, Mr. P.

  • @FlippingPhysics

    @FlippingPhysics

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Holly! I am glad you enjoyed learning with me.

  • @hollywoodshortsclips2546
    @hollywoodshortsclips25463 жыл бұрын

    great explanation

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    @targetneet1100 Жыл бұрын

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    @rajgroverfp3801 Жыл бұрын

    kuch samagh nhi a arha

  • @gregorysaldanha5360
    @gregorysaldanha53603 жыл бұрын

    Center of mass is a pretty tricky topic, but wow you made it seem so obvious!

  • @xSpaceTimeContinuum
    @xSpaceTimeContinuum Жыл бұрын

    Very well explained ! Thank you

  • @FlippingPhysics

    @FlippingPhysics

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @quahntasy
    @quahntasy6 жыл бұрын

    This was fun to watch!

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    @FlippingPhysics

    6 жыл бұрын

    Saweet.

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    @cuprous74264 жыл бұрын

    Awesome job! You made this very confusing problem seem pretty doable after all :)

  • @FlippingPhysics

    @FlippingPhysics

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @manishsinghit_0218
    @manishsinghit_02182 жыл бұрын

    Thanx a lot sir, for such great representation of a beautiful concept ❤

  • @FlippingPhysics

    @FlippingPhysics

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you think so. This video was fun to make!

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    @lovejilly76 жыл бұрын

    You're awesome, Mr. P!

  • @FlippingPhysics

    @FlippingPhysics

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the love!

  • @PotionsMaster666
    @PotionsMaster6666 жыл бұрын

    What if the ball after landing in the canoe collides elastically and rebounds for the thrower which makes its contact with the ball and ball exerts force on the thrower and hence on the canoe which speeds it up and since from the first throw the canoe have been moving to the left the cycle repeats and the boat never stops !? Plz help ? (Sorry for bad English)

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    5 жыл бұрын

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  • @FlippingPhysics

    @FlippingPhysics

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the love!

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    @joanferreira38963 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @astro.sertao
    @astro.sertao2 жыл бұрын

    this video is amazing, it helps a lot in my physics class

  • @FlippingPhysics

    @FlippingPhysics

    2 жыл бұрын

    Great!

  • @rithikkhanna1053
    @rithikkhanna10534 жыл бұрын

    Great video! I have one question, though. Since this question requires a quantitative understanding of center of mass, would it be able to be tested on the AP Physics 1 Exam? Thank you so much!

  • @FlippingPhysics

    @FlippingPhysics

    4 жыл бұрын

    The first half of the video is entirely qualitative. That is the part which could (and will) be tested in AP Physics 1.

  • @joanyoon4672
    @joanyoon46722 жыл бұрын

    So well explained with all variables involved with y and x variables, exterior and the interior system and the motion in relation to the earth vs. motion in relation to the center of the mass of the boat. Without having all these details included in the explanation, physics can be confusing!

  • @FlippingPhysics

    @FlippingPhysics

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. I tried to split the video up into first, the basics, then second, the math. I think you need both to truly understand this!

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    2 жыл бұрын

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  • @FlippingPhysics

    @FlippingPhysics

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the kind words. They are much appreciated.

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    @delnad75323 жыл бұрын

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  • @FlippingPhysics

    @FlippingPhysics

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, will do!

  • @BanValsimot
    @BanValsimot4 жыл бұрын

    Very nice video :)

  • @FlippingPhysics

    @FlippingPhysics

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

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    @user-zj4zo3xm3y Жыл бұрын

    Dhat mardawa❤️‍🔥

  • @chloe3536
    @chloe35363 жыл бұрын

    When he throws the ball out of the boat- at what point is the ball no longer part of the system? Is it when he throws it, since that force is technically 'external', or is it when the ball hits the water instead of the boat?

  • @carultch

    @carultch

    2 жыл бұрын

    The ball becomes "external" to the system, the instant it departs from his hands, propelling the boat to the right. The ball rejoins the system when it lands in the boat and comes to rest.. The boat itself comes to rest after absorbing the impact of the ball that then nullifies its own momentum.

  • @Spacelover01
    @Spacelover013 жыл бұрын

    Best ever video

  • @georgirumenov6350
    @georgirumenov63503 жыл бұрын

    So in the beginning, the centre of mass moves to the left, because the ball moves to the left, but in order for the system to keep its centre of mass the same relative to the earth, it moves to the right. So it basically moves a bit to the left and a bit to the right, that way it actually doesn't change its position? I am having a bit of trouble understanding, it would be great if someone told if this is correct

  • @dibyendujana6744
    @dibyendujana67446 жыл бұрын

    I am from india....and a regula viewer on your chanel....this video is realy realy amazing.....please make more videos on centre of mass.....

  • @FlippingPhysics

    @FlippingPhysics

    6 жыл бұрын

    I will do my best. Love to you from the USA!

  • @nafisrahmani2997
    @nafisrahmani2997 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing sir love from 🇮🇳

  • @kavin4388
    @kavin43887 ай бұрын

    I have a quick question. Since you throw the ball up, isn't the center of mass of the original system going up and then coming back down? The boat and you should theoretically move down if that was the entire system. Do the effects of gravity and the buoyant force of water play into effect here to keep it in line with predictions? I do see the boat and you initially move downward, but are brought back up to the same height because of the buoyant force. I guess what I'm trying to ask is, the center of mass kind of changes, but do the non-negligible forces acting on the system account for it? Thank you!

  • @Jidnesh

    @Jidnesh

    Ай бұрын

    In real life only when the ball is in contact with the boat or the person holding it it is considered a part of the system When it is in the air it won't change the Com of the boat and man system in the vertical axis

  • @vibharanisrivastava9752
    @vibharanisrivastava97524 жыл бұрын

    You are absolutely amazing and the most important thing for being amazing is that your way of visualisation of topic is fantastic. Well done bro. keep it up. Best wishes from INDIA.

  • @FlippingPhysics

    @FlippingPhysics

    4 жыл бұрын

    I love that I am able to help you learn from the other side of the planet!

  • @mrhphysics7848
    @mrhphysics78486 жыл бұрын

    Well done once again Mr.P. My inner nerd is pondering the miniscule external friction from the water during the slide. Should the final velocity be (albeit negligible and perhaps not even asked in AP) a tiny, tiny bit left due to this brief external force? Cheers!

  • @FlippingPhysics

    @FlippingPhysics

    6 жыл бұрын

    The friction from the water during the slide is negligible compared to the waves pushing on the boat. It took several takes to get one where the waves did not visibly push the boat!

  • @mrhphysics7848

    @mrhphysics7848

    6 жыл бұрын

    @@FlippingPhysics quite the dedication to the demo. Cool to go authentic instead of green screen as well

  • @carultch

    @carultch

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@FlippingPhysics The canoe is supported by a buoyant force, which requires a displaced equal mass of water, whose movement directly depends on the movement of the boat. I would expect that the inertia of the displaced mass of water would also impact this problem. Analogous to a sideways Atwood machine, the displaced mass of water would have equal and opposite kinematics as the boat. I would expect that this factor would effectively double the inertia to the boat + Mr P system. Is this a realistic factor that would come in to play in this problem? If not, what would enable the boat to move without this effect impacting its motion?

  • @bvolpato
    @bvolpato5 жыл бұрын

    The physics works! Thank you.

  • @FlippingPhysics

    @FlippingPhysics

    5 жыл бұрын

    Why yes, it does!

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    @khanhhuyen86302 жыл бұрын

    amazing

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    @manivaziri81483 жыл бұрын

    OH MY GOD . THEY SHOULD TEACH LIKE THIS IN UNI

  • @FlippingPhysics

    @FlippingPhysics

    3 жыл бұрын

    I hope they do!

  • @Chinnu-je7hr
    @Chinnu-je7hr3 жыл бұрын

    Can you please explain the ball falling out of the canoe situation

  • @abhikkumarjha8945
    @abhikkumarjha89452 жыл бұрын

    When the ball is not a part of the system why will the force applied by ball on mr. p and force applied by mr.P on ball will not be equal ??? Since Newton's third law must be applicable...and According to Newton's third law action reaction pairs are always equal !! Please explain if someone sees my comment !!

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    @atulattrikingx5911 Жыл бұрын

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    @user-zj4zo3xm3y Жыл бұрын

    Arjuna aaye k nhi

  • @rycox2937
    @rycox29372 жыл бұрын

    Why you got a life vest on in like 5 in of water?

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    @bavirisettygopalakrishna40414 жыл бұрын

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  • @FlippingPhysics

    @FlippingPhysics

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much 😀

  • @YoungMedski
    @YoungMedski2 жыл бұрын

    what if you drop the ball in the water instead of throwing. the center of mass will change but net force in x-axis would be 0

  • @ishikaverma4724
    @ishikaverma47242 жыл бұрын

    @3:29 what if initially the system is in motion and net force is zero than what will happen to centre of mass . your's new neet subsciber

  • @FlippingPhysics

    @FlippingPhysics

    2 жыл бұрын

    If the net force acting on the system is zero, using Newton's Second Law, you should be able to determine what happens to the center of mass of the system.

  • @ishikaverma4724

    @ishikaverma4724

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@FlippingPhysics thank you .

  • @user-mk1gd5nz9g
    @user-mk1gd5nz9g Жыл бұрын

    I have to watch it multiple times to understand the concept

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    @shlokshaw2188 Жыл бұрын

    Dhat mardawa

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    @sebastianbeiber3776 Жыл бұрын

    Who else is here after watching rajawant sir's lecture. #dhat mardava

  • @BRYDN_NATHAN
    @BRYDN_NATHAN Жыл бұрын

    thank you i knew the canoe would go backward although i thought the canoe would go the other way when the ball landed and not stop.. .

  • @natehcsingh8634
    @natehcsingh86344 жыл бұрын

    Wow

  • @samikshyapanda8390
    @samikshyapanda83903 жыл бұрын

    Sir why you are not taking gravity as external force

  • @singhpreet8301

    @singhpreet8301

    3 жыл бұрын

    Because it's balanced by Normal Force of the boat otherwise the boat would be flying.

  • @fahimabrar8141
    @fahimabrar81414 жыл бұрын

    But why constant velocity?

  • @carultch

    @carultch

    2 жыл бұрын

    Because once the ball leaves his hands, there ceases to be a horizontal force on the canoe + Mr P system, and the canoe proceeds to the right.

  • @kilroi22
    @kilroi226 жыл бұрын

    Why is this video like having a dance party on the beach? Because they are both throwing a ball close to water!

  • @FlippingPhysics

    @FlippingPhysics

    6 жыл бұрын

    Kind sir, you are very entertaining.

  • @v.gardner561
    @v.gardner5614 жыл бұрын

    The physics works!

  • @rajgroverfp3801
    @rajgroverfp3801 Жыл бұрын

    kon kon live class sa aaya ha

  • @ayanshekh7652
    @ayanshekh7652 Жыл бұрын

    Kon kon Arjuna 1.0 ke students hain aur yahan aaye after rj sir class

  • @zynskavzynskav4465
    @zynskavzynskav44653 жыл бұрын

    It is not really a close system, because when you throw a ball you pushed some air. This air will push the boat and you. Try this in a closed system maybe inside a car or something. I doubt the car will move at all no matter how many balls you throws inside the car. Here is what happen inside a car. You throw a ball to the left and the car will move to the right. The ball hit the glass car to the left and the car will move to the left too. So the car will ended at the same position.

  • @carultch

    @carultch

    2 жыл бұрын

    A car has a lot more bearing friction than a canoe in the water would, so even if you put your car in neutral on a flat road, you probably won't be able to throw enough balls to get the car to budge. A car also has a lot more mass relative to the person in it, and relative to the mass of a ball that a person could practically throw.

  • @TheMetalButcher
    @TheMetalButcher6 жыл бұрын

    Glad to see it wasn't a bowling ball. Grummans are getting rarer.

  • @FlippingPhysics

    @FlippingPhysics

    6 жыл бұрын

    Given the age of the canoe, I am not sure that would have worked out well. Grummans?

  • @TheMetalButcher

    @TheMetalButcher

    6 жыл бұрын

    @@FlippingPhysics Grumman made Aluminum canoes. Not sure if that is a Grumman, but it looks like it. People dismiss them as old, crappy boats but they are in fact quite desirable by some.

  • @rajvirmaske2504
    @rajvirmaske2504 Жыл бұрын

    Arjun jee physics wallah

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    @ManojKumar-ho5mf Жыл бұрын

    Arjuna op

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    @abhathakur6841 Жыл бұрын

    Student of Rajwant sir from PW arjuna attendance please

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    @evank3718 Жыл бұрын

    Waiting for them to admit they are all identical quadruplets

  • @FlippingPhysics

    @FlippingPhysics

    Жыл бұрын

    Never!

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    @charlottelaww Жыл бұрын

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    Жыл бұрын

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    Жыл бұрын

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  • @hariomhari6181
    @hariomhari6181 Жыл бұрын

    Law of conservation of momemtum

  • @FlippingPhysics

    @FlippingPhysics

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed. I show that here: www.flippingphysics.com/conservation-of-momentum.html and here: www.flippingphysics.com/conservation-of-momentum-demonstration.html

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    @sollinw4 жыл бұрын

    u mean, the formula works :p

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    @43.satyamchandrawanshi20 Жыл бұрын

    anyone from arjuna batch

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    Жыл бұрын

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    Жыл бұрын

    not me

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    Жыл бұрын

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    Жыл бұрын

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    Жыл бұрын

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    Mr. P is a character in Brawl Stars

  • @FlippingPhysics

    @FlippingPhysics

    4 жыл бұрын

    I wish...

  • @GeneralDante108
    @GeneralDante108 Жыл бұрын

    Jai shree ram 🇮🇳

  • @animal_shorts1
    @animal_shorts1 Жыл бұрын

    any jee aspirant here ?