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Q: How many feet long is a standard slinky stretched out?
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What is the length of slinky stretched out?

Depends on how long the slinky is...


How long can a slinky stretch?

87 feet long


How long is a slinky when fully extended?

They vary in length, but are usually about 87 feet long at maximum.


What material is a slinky made from?

The most common materials used for making a Slinky are metal and plastic. However, there are many materials that can be used as long as they get cut into that spiral shape.


What is the meaning of longitutinal wave?

Picture two people holding holding opposite ends of a long spring that they've stretched between them. If you're familiar with the toy called a "slinky", that's what I'm talking about. Now imagine that a small portion of the slinky in the middle is painted bright orange. If one person shakes his end of the slinky up and down, a wave will propagate toward the other person. If you were to observe the orange part of the slinky, you'd see that it moves up and down with the motion of the wave. This type of motion, where the orange section moves perpendicular to length of the slinky, is called transverse motion. Hence, this is a transverse wave. A longitudinal wave is different; it's a wave where the particle motion is parallel, rather than perpendicular, to the length. Imagine the same two people holding the same slinky with the bright orange section in the middle. Now imagine that one of the people quickly pushes his end of the slinky toward the other person, then pulls it back (as if he was imitating the motion of passing a basketball to his friend). The motion would cause the slinky to compress slightly near the first guy. The compression wave would then travel through the spring toward the person at the other end. If you were to observe the bright orange section in the middle, you'd see that the wave motion would cause it to move back and forth along the length parallel to the length of the slinky. That's a longitudinal wave.

Related questions

What is the length of slinky stretched out?

Depends on how long the slinky is...


How long is the biggest slinky in the world?

when stretched out, the worlds biggest slinky has been measured to be 40ft. and 2in.


How long can a slinky stretch?

87 feet long


A slinky is stretched across a classroom to 9 meters A compression travels along the slinky at a velocity of 2 m s How long does it take to travel the entire 9m length of the classroom?

A slinky is stretched across a classroom to 9 meters. A compression travels along the slinky at a velocity of 2 m s . How long does it take to travel the entire 9m length of the classroom?


How long is a slinky when fully extended?

They vary in length, but are usually about 87 feet long at maximum.


How many feet long is a standard sofa?

A standard sofa is about 7.5 or 8 feet long.


How long do Flemish giant rabbits get when they lie stretched?

They can be a little over 2 feet long.


How long is a slinky?

The length of a Slinky spring if stretched out strait, or flat, would be the circumference of one turn of the Slinky times the number of turns in the Slinky.The circumference of a circle (shape of a slinky) is calculated as:C = 2 x PI x RWhere: C is Circumference, R is the Radius, and PI = 3.1415...The final equation would be as follows.slinky_length = 2 x PI x R x Each Slinky contains 67 feet of flat steel wire, and weighs approximately 1/2 pound.


How long the human digestive system?

The human digestive system when stretched out end to end is about 30 feet long.


What is the standard size for an NBA floor?

94 feet long by 50 feet wide.


Which cars are stretched?

Limousines can be stretched, so that they are as long as a train. The longest limousine in the world had 26 wheels, an swimming pool, a bed, and a helicopter landing pad! It was 100 feet long -about 10 times longer than a family car.


How many miles can the human intestine stretch?

Human intestines are not long enough to stretch an entire mile. If stretched out, a human's intestines (both small and large) will reach out to about 25 feet. The large intestines are about 5 feet and the small is about 20 feet long.