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1Q40.1 Rotating Platform and Weights

[Setup Time: 5 Min.] [Current Condition: Good]

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A chair has been attached to the rotating platform- put your feet down to stop instead of falling over! If students are trying the demo, have them go fast with the weights inward- this way they can only slow down instead of speeding out of control.

Outdated: Stand on a rotating platform while holding two dumbbells far out and bringing them inward.

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Rotating Platform by back wall

Two Dumbbells by back wall

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Angular Momentum Demo - Platform and Dumbbells

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