Can a Slinky go up stairs?

Can a Slinky go up stairs?

The original Slinky, according to wikipedia, had 98 coils. This slinky has 87 coils. It is not long enough to climb down stairs, which was the express purpose for which I purchased this product.

Why won’t my Slinky walk down the stairs?

Gravity begins to provide this force, as soon as the Slinky is cast down a stairway. This motion is sustained through a directional wave that ricochets throughout the coil and stops when the toy hits the bottom of the stairs. Contrary to how it looks, the Slinky doesn’t walk, it somersaults.

What was a Slinky supposed to be?

Today I found the Slinky was originally intended to be used as a tension spring in a battleship engine horsepower meter. In 1943, Richard James, a marine engineer in a Philadelphia shipyard, was working at his desk, developing a special meter designed to monitor the horsepower output on naval battleships.

How are you supposed to play with a Slinky?

Keep both hands in position and wait for the moment it starts the bounce back. Give the slinky a short, quick tug with your left hand. As soon as the slinky starts to bounce back to the left, whip your left wrist a few inches forward and to the left, like you’re giving the slinky a little tug.

Can Slinky walk floor?

The Slinky is a classic toy in the U.S. and an interesting tool for physics investigations. This process is possible because of gravity and the Slinky’s own momentum. In this way a Slinky can walk down other surfaces, too, such as an inclined plane, which is a type of sloping surface that you will use in this activity.

What happens when you stretch a Slinky?

You can create a transverse wave when you stretch out a Slinky and then move it up and down.