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The Michelson - Morley Experiment for my science project?
I have been given a task to design an experiment at school, and since I don't want to do a bouncing ball experiment, I decided to do a variation the Morley experiment for detection of an ether.
Problem is, I have very limited materials and skills. I have pocket lasers, and Lego Mindstorms kits and a very basic level of electronics.
So I am actually asking two questions here. First, is ideas on other ways an ether can be detected(yes I know it is accepted that it doesn't exist, but I don't care about the results, I want to do something cool) but please answer this question without spood feeding me with answers, as I want my idea to be original.
Second, how would I do the original experiment in the first place with limited materials and skills(as my variation will be similar)?
Ask at the nearest local college physics department, if they would be willing to loan you a Michelson interferometer, since they might have a dozen that they use in their lower-division physics laboratory classes.
It's not large. It's barely bigger than a textbook.
You won't be able to make one out of your own materials, because it requires very precise and stable movements over very small distances.
Good luck, I hope everything works out!
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