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Angular momentum

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Things that spin have a special power.

Moment of inertia examples.gif
Moment of inertia examples.gif
This power helps a bike stay up. It helps a spinning top stay tall. It even helps big storms move. This spin stays the same if nothing hits it.
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Cup of Russia 2010 - Yuko Kawaguti (2).jpg
Can you feel things spin?

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File:Ang mom 2d.png
Ang mom 2d.png
File:Torque animation.gif
Torque animation.gif
File:Moment of inertia examples.gif
Moment of inertia examples.gif
File:Cup of Russia 2010 - Yuko Kawaguti (2).jpg
Cup of Russia 2010 - Yuko Kawaguti (2).jpg
File:PrecessionOfATop.svg
PrecessionOfATop.svg
File:Ang mom vector diagram.png
Ang mom vector diagram.png
File:Angular momentum bivector and pseudovector.svg
Angular momentum bivector and pseudovector.svg
File:Classical angular momentum.svg
Classical angular momentum.svg
File:Circular Standing Wave.gif
Circular Standing Wave.gif
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Newton area law derivation.gif
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