LECTURE DEMONSTRATION MANUAL | Instructional Research Lab : ucla physics
Turntable and Bicycle Wheel

M.15.2 Turntable and Bicycle Wheel

a. Have a volunteer stand on the turntable holding the bicycle wheel vertically. Start the wheel spinning and have the volunteer tilt it up or down towards a horizontal position. The demonstrator can steer himself around to any position with proper tilts of the wheel.

b. Stand on the turntable holding the bicycle wheel horizontally, and start it spinning yourself. You will start spinning the opposite direction to conserve angular momentum.

 

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