Variable inertia wheels w/changeable masses

Lecture Demonstrations

Mechanics

Rotational Dynamics

Variable inertia wheels w/changeable masses

Take the items below in the picture and let them roll down the incline. Each has different angular momentum, so they move down the incline at different speeds. You can "race" them down the incline.

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