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When timing a simple pendulum with a stopwatch, why is it advisable to time passages through the mean position in the same direction rather than the extreme positions? The reason is that:
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Near the extremes the bob lingers almost at rest and it is hard to judge when it turns. At the mean position it moves fastest and crosses sharply, so the timing error is smaller.
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