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.
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