Physics of the granite sphere fountain

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2014, Pages

  Snoeijer, Jacco H ^a   van der Weele, Ko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

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EID: 84910030082     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: 19432909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.4886365     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. See the information on various websites, for instance, that of Clute's Kugel in the State Botanical Garden of Georgia in Athens, Georgia at .
2. From the brochure by Kusser Aicha Granitwerke on Floating sphere and floating object fountains, see .
3. See for a highly readable report on the granite sphere fountain (also known as the "groovy ball project") in Kenilworth, UK.
4. See the entry Kugel ball at , including the frequently-asked-questions section.
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