Ben+L14

Ben L 2013-2014
 * THE STUDY OF HOW VARIOUS FACTORS AFFECT HUMAN GRIP STRENGTH **


 * ABSTRACT **

The purpose of this experiment was to discover which type of gum increases one’s grip strength the most. Newton’s second law states that the acceleration (a) of an object is directly proportional to the force (F) applied, and inversely proportional to the object's mass (m). The results of this experiment were found by giving a piece of gum to a test subject and recording their grip strength. It was found that Orbit Spearmint was the gum that increased the grip strength the best. This is because Orbit comes in larger pieces and holds its intense flavor longer than the other competitive brands of gum that were tested.


 * EXPERIMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS AND FUTURE EXPERIMENTS **

If the gum used in the experiment was equal in size and thickness, the experiment would be fairer because there would be no pieces of gum larger than the others. The experiment would also have improved if the test subjects had to be silent and weren't allowed to make noise while squeezing the grip probe. Testing how many pieces of gum affect one’s grip strength could be a helpful experiment to be done in the future. Another helpful experiment to be do in the future would be to test one's grip strength while chewing the same flavor of gum, but from different brands.

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