Inertia Wheel

PIRA Number Pira Number 1Q20



This is an aluminum disk with two diameters which is free to rotate. The moment on inertia remains constant but it is possible to exert two different torques with a single mass. Set this at the edge of a table, roll a string around one of the diameters and attach a mass. The rate of fall is significantly different for the two diameters.

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