The hum of an air conditioner filled a first-floor wing in the Woman’s Building on the Missouri State Fairgrounds as “Coach” Ramey Stroud launched a discussion on inertia, kinetic energy, momentum, gyroscopic procession, gravity and centripetal force.
The 27 students listened intently, but as they fidgeted in their metal folding chairs, it was clear they wanted to put Stroud’s lessons into action. Immediately.
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