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ecoo
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Hey there,
If a man is on the edge of a carousel and starts to run perpendicularly to cause a torque on the carousel (no friction on axis of rotation), will the man be running in place? And if he is running in place, how is rotational momentum conserved of the man-carousel system?
I think that the man will run in place, and so I'm not sure how rotational momentum is conserved.
Thanks!
If a man is on the edge of a carousel and starts to run perpendicularly to cause a torque on the carousel (no friction on axis of rotation), will the man be running in place? And if he is running in place, how is rotational momentum conserved of the man-carousel system?
I think that the man will run in place, and so I'm not sure how rotational momentum is conserved.
Thanks!