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Thank you for sharing this, Fr. Corey. I wish that my parish used incense. But I have to wonder what would happen if that thurible hit someone!
 
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Now, this is how to Incense!
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I use videos of the Botafumeiro in my physics classes:
  • Illustrates the relationship between Kinetic and Potential Energy - pulling on the ropes gives the pendulum more potential energy that becomes kinetic as the swings get more extreme.
  • Illustrates the phenomenon that the time between swings is related to the length of the rope…
  • *Not *to the *weight *of the thurible, and…
  • *Not *to how fast, and…
  • *Not *to *how far *to either side the thurible is swinging.
  • Note that the timing is the *same *when they stop pumping it up around 3:00 and when the show is basically over around 5:00.
  • Illustrates the phenomenon that a pendulum swings in a plane:
  • The plane appears stationary and a shove to one side or the other is the only thing that will get it to swing in circles - note that pulling on the ropes only raises and lowers it *without *making it go in circles.
  • But if left to swing all day, the plane will slowly rotate as the earth turns underneath it.
  • Illustrates the principle that one should not park one’s car in the north or south parking lots alongside the cathedral unless you have very good insurance.
  • And, as a side note, the vents slots on the lid are nearly straight lines - illustrating the mathematical fact that a *hyperboloid of one sheet *can be generated by sweeping an oblique *straight line *around a central point outside the line (youtube.com/watch?v=3O7KstiSC7s).
Catholic Trivia: Yes, there have been accidents.
 
Apollos said:
I use videos of the Botafumeiro in my physics classes:
  • Illustrates the relationship between Kinetic and Potential Energy - pulling on the ropes gives the pendulum more potential energy that becomes kinetic as the swings get more extreme.
  • Illustrates the phenomenon that the time between swings is related to the length of the rope…
  • *Not *to the *weight *of the thurible, and…
  • *Not *to how fast, and…
  • *Not *to *how far *to either side the thurible is swinging.
  • Note that the timing is the *same *when they stop pumping it up around 3:00 and when the show is basically over around 5:00.
  • Illustrates the phenomenon that a pendulum swings in a plane:
  • The plane appears stationary and a shove to one side or the other is the only thing that will get it to swing in circles - note that pulling on the ropes only raises and lowers it *without *making it go in circles.
  • But if left to swing all day, the plane will slowly rotate as the earth turns underneath it.
  • Illustrates the principle that one should not park one’s car in the north or south parking lots alongside the cathedral unless you have very good insurance.
  • And, as a side note, the vents slots on the lid are nearly straight lines - illustrating the mathematical fact that a *hyperboloid of one sheet *can be generated by sweeping an oblique *straight line *around a central point outside the line (youtube.com/watch?v=3O7KstiSC7s).
Catholic Trivia: Yes, there have been accidents.
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Are you familiar with these pages:

sciences.univ-nantes.fr/physique/perso/gtulloue/Meca/Oscillateurs/botafumeiro.html

jpq.pagesperso-orange.fr/equadiff/botafumeiro/botafumeiro1.htm

They demonstrate the physics of the Botafumeiro.

-ACEGC
 
That’s God’s personal thurible lol. I could not imagine how painful it would be to get hit by that.
 
Wow! If that doesn’t drive out the smoke of satan…

Thanks Father, I needed that today!🙂
 
That was AMAZING to see.

That said the paramedic and mother in me was thinking of the safety hazard!!! :bigyikes:
 
Couldn’t happen in UK, the health & safety nuts would have heart attacks. On second thoughts let’s introduce it:D
 
I would be worried about a strong cross wind in there.
You don’t want to hear the congregation singing,
the roof, the roof, the roof is on fire…
 
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