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WFU Physics Lecture Demonstrations
Rotating Person and Bicycle WheelPIRA 1Q40.30 |
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When a person on a rotatable platform (initially at
rest) tilts a rotating bicycle wheel off axis, the resulting force is
counteracted by the rotation of the person on the platform due to the
conservation of angular momentum.
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