Difference between revisions of "Rotating Platform with Bicycle Wheel"
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Conservation of angular momentum. Hold bicycle wheel perpendicular to the rotating platform and spin up the bicycle wheel. Rotate the axis of the bicycle wheel and the platform will rotate in the opposite direction of the bicycle wheel's rotation. IMPORTANT. Platform needs to be level | Conservation of angular momentum. Hold bicycle wheel perpendicular to the rotating platform and spin up the bicycle wheel. Rotate the axis of the bicycle wheel and the platform will rotate in the opposite direction of the bicycle wheel's rotation. IMPORTANT. Platform needs to be level. | ||
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Location''' | '''Location''' | ||
* Bicycle hanging form ceiling by Shelf A | |||
* Rotating Platform Shelf 0-4 | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:27, 9 December 2022
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Description:
Conservation of angular momentum. Hold bicycle wheel perpendicular to the rotating platform and spin up the bicycle wheel. Rotate the axis of the bicycle wheel and the platform will rotate in the opposite direction of the bicycle wheel's rotation. IMPORTANT. Platform needs to be level.
Location
- Bicycle hanging form ceiling by Shelf A
- Rotating Platform Shelf 0-4
