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Rotating Stool

 

Rotating Stool Demo Picture

  • Use to demonstrate conservation of angular momentum, and
    to make your least favorite student sick.
  • Spin student with his or her arms extended; retraction of
    arms increases student’s angular velocity.
  • Located in L02, section D4.

 

Posted in Mechanics, Rotational DynamicsTagged angular momentum, bike, conservation, dynamics, rotating, stool, wheel

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