PIRA 1M40.50 Conservation of Energy: Maxwell Wheel
Photo shows the demonstration used at the University of Texas Austin.
Instructions / Notes:
- The wheel is first rotated by hand till it is raised to the top frame.
- After the wheel is released it accelerates in both rotational and translational motion.
- When the wheel reaches the highest position, carefully release the wheel.
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