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The Bizarre Behavior of Rotating Bodies, Explained

Subduction Zone

Veteran Member
I used the title of this video since I could not have said it better myself:


The action of the 'wing nut' in space is just so weird!
 

Bob the Unbeliever

Well-Known Member
*whew*... that's a relief.

Oh! I gotta go sell some commodities... or something... the Mayans were ... wrong.

;)

Great video. And a really cool effect too.
 

icehorse

......unaffiliated...... anti-dogmatist
Premium Member
very cool. i was nervous there for a while, but I could relax at the end. :)
 

ChristineM

"Be strong", I whispered to my coffee.
Premium Member
Cool, i always had a need to know that.

Actually tried it myself (school experiment 35 years (or so) ago). Hold the hub of a bike wheel and have someone spin the wheel. It tries to flip and can get you panicking trying to steady it?
 
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