Angular Momentum
Try this: Make pulling the arms in exactly triple the spin rate.
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About this simulation
Pull the weights in and watch a spinning platform speed up, in three dimensions.
Taught in Angular Momentum
- angular momentum
- conservation
- moment of inertia
How this runs
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