MSR Data Logger measures g-forces for spectacular experiment by Pro7

The world of miniature is full of wonder. The science programme “Galileo” by the German TV station ProSieben is going on an expedition into microcosm, making the invisible visible. “Galileo” magnifies the microscopic world to a human scale and reveals its inconceivable achievements in one-of-a-kind experiments.

During the programme of March 26th, among other things, “Galileo” wanted to know the following: Is it possible to spin around your own axis as fast as a CD in a CD player like the “cyclist spider”?

In the spectacular experiment by “Galileo”, a stuntman is being rolled down a steep slope in a gym wheel akin to an oversized cyclist spider. Objective: spinning around your own axis as fast as the only recently discovered desert spider. When getting away, the spider is able to roll out of the danger zone like a wheel instead of running. In doing so, it spins around its own axis, at approximately the speed of a CD. This experiment shows that what is regular everyday life for our small cohabitants on Earth is absolutely extreme when scaled to our size.

Indispensable during the careful preparation of this experiment was the prior measurement of the g-forces. An MSR165 data logger with integrated 3-axes acceleration sensor employed as a g-meter in order to test the level of the acceleration forces.

Please click the following link to find the recorded broadcast:

ProSieben Wissensmagazin Galileo, Makro Extrem 2 (German)