Day 37: g Experiment: PHY Professors try

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Professors Sivo and Marton carried out the g experiment successfully.  It took the whole 2 hours, partially due to slowdowns emailing the data from the cellphone to the computer.  They also pointed out some improvements we are making to the manual.  They are very excited about implementing the lab with actual classes.

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