WH54 Fachwortlexikon
Lernwerkstatt Aachen GbR
Mathematik | Physik | Chemie


Slinky


... in German => Slinky => lex


Slinky in physics is a specially designed steel or plastic toy in the form of a coil. It is so designed as to perform certain physical tricks, such as "walking down" stairs. It was invented by an American engineer in 1940 and sold as a toy ever since.





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