PIRA 1Q40.30 Conservation of Angular Momentum: Rotating Stool and
Bicycle
Instructions / Notes:
- The rim of the wheel is weighted.
- Spin the wheel using the switch on the apparatus, then sit on the stool.
- Tip the spinning wheel while seated on stool. Stool will rotate.
- Tip in the opposite direction to stop rotation.
- Note: This does not work perfectly because there is friction in the stool
bearings.
Photo Shows the Demonstration Used at the University
of Texas at Austin.
Drawing is by Courtesy of the University of Minnesota.
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