Name: Dumbbells and Rotating Platform

Category: Mechanics

Subcategory: Rotational Dynamics

Classes: PHYS 101/105, Astro

Comments: The experimenter stands on the rotating platform and spins with dumbbells in hand. Comment on how changes in moment of inertia lead to changes in angular velocity and compare this exercise with that of a spinning figure skater.

Equipment: Rotating Platform, Dumbbells

Location: H104 C (top)

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