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<p><a href="page.php?w=Image%3AZeroGFacilityTube.jpg">right</a>In <a href="page.php?w=physics">physics</a> and <a href="page.php?w=materials_science">materials science</a>, a <b>drop tube</b> or <b>drop tower</b> is a structure used to produce a controlled period of <a href="page.php?w=weightlessness">weightlessness</a> for an object under study.  Air bags, polystyrene pellets, and magnetic or mechanical brakes are sometimes used to arrest the fall of the experimental <a href="page.php?w=Cargo">payload</a>.  In other cases, high-speed impact with</p><p>
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