Glowing Pendulum
Build out this pendulum kit to explore chaotic motion. Watch patterns emerge on your glow board with the UV light.
Additional details
From the desk of the product designer:
Behind the design
“We wanted to create a project that investigated the beautiful, chaotic motion of a double pendulum. Adding a light at the tip of the pendulum and some glow paper underneath was the perfect combo to bring it to life!”
- KiwiCo Product Designer
By the numbers
8
Pendulums tested
7
Glow paper prototypes
15
Largest audience crammed in a dark bathroom to watch a prototype
Reviews
4.5
19 reviews
Customer images
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03/09/2022
This was the coolest thing on the planet. The darker the rook the better. Chaotic motion is really cool. Once you think it's about to stop, it keeps going! I love that you can make secret messages with citric acid, too.
Erin
08/05/2020
My 9 year old is having so much fun exploring ways to use this project. I do wish it were a bit more sturdy.
Jeffrey
03/27/2020
The pendulum was awesome to assemble and my daughter had a blast watching it drop and swoop to make chaotic patterns.
Michelle
03/04/2020
My son really wanted to make a double pendulum so he was so excited about this crate. It contained everything he needed and the directions were easy for him to follow.
Claire
02/07/2020
Reading the Tinkerzine and learning about chaotic motion was a cool lesson for both me and my son. Seeing the science play out in real life was a great way of applying science to hands-on learning.
Sedona
01/20/2020
Flourescence is amazing! My son and I created the glowing pendulum and it was so exciting seing chaotic motion in action!