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transpBicycle Wheel and Rotating Stool

transpbicycle wheel

Can be used for a variety of demonstrations involving rotational dynamics. To demonstrate the conservation of angular momentum, spin the wheel and sit on the stool holding the wheel vertically, then turn the wheel horizontally. The stool will spin in the opposite direction.

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