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Angular Momentum:

Videos:
What happens if a helicopter's tail rotor fails: video 1; video 2; Watch closely for the spins of the main rotors and the body of the helicopters.

How a falling cat uses angular momentum to right itself. Bet you didn't know cats were such good physicists!

Air Table Corkscrew

Hoberman sphere angular momentum

Pulling in weights while spinning.

Rotational Inertia (I)/Moment of Inertia, mass on spoked appartus.

Moment of Inertia of a Hanging Wheel Calculations

Torque with Fan

Simple Torque Demos

Proving moment arm (lever arm) with the pegboard

Rolling Races.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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