1. All I Ever Needed to Know About Physics I Learned from Road Runner Cartoons
Intro to Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner

2. This is a pretest to see how much you already know about physics…

3. Write down the questions in red, then watch the clip then answer the question.
Balloon and anvil
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1. Do all things fall at the same rate?

4. Is This Possible? Why or why not?
Rolling Boulder
Could the boulder ever end up higher
than it started?
(Explain)
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5. How about this? Why or why not?
Coyote Cannonball
3. When two forces act on each other, the _____________ one moves the most.
(heavier or lighter)
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6. What are the good and bad physics of this?
Fan Powered Sail
4. Why can’t Wile E. turn the corner?
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7. What are the good and bad physics of this?
Giant Rubber Band
5. What type of energy does Wile E. give to the rubber band?
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8. What are the good and bad physics of this?
Log Tunnel Static Equilibrium
6. What evidence supports the idea that Wile E. has more mass than Roadrunner?
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9. What would be the effect of adding a second fan?
Outboard Motor
7. What direction should the coyote move after falling off the cliff?
Hint (not straight forward)
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10. What are the good and bad physics of this?
Pendulum
8. What other force, besides gravity, must have been given to the pendulum?
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11. The Cartoon Laws of Physics:
Any body suspended in space will remain in space until made aware of its situation.
Everything falls faster than an anvil.
All principles of gravity are negated by fear.
As speed increases, objects can be in several places at once.
Any body passing through solid matter will leave a perforation conforming to its perimeter.

12. The Real Laws of Physics:
Newton’s Laws of Motion
Conservation of Energy
Conservation of Momentum
Conservation of Angular Momentum
Newton’s Universal Law of Gravity

14. Roadrunner fun facts
Roadrunners are prey for hawks, house cats, raccoons, snakes, and skunks, not coyotes!
Roadrunners can attain speeds of 17 mph.
The roadrunner makes a series of dovelike coos dropping in pitch, as well as a clattering sound.
It reabsorbs water from its feces before excretion.
A roadrunner catches a rattlesnake by the tail, cracks it like a whip and repeatedly slams its head against the ground till dead
Its extreme quickness allows it to snatch a humming bird or dragonfly from midair.