written by
G. Eric Matthews, Professor
published by the WFU Physics
This video demonstrates the conservation of angular momentum. In the experiment, as weights are pulled closer to the axis of rotation, a person on a rotating platform will spin faster due to a change in the moment of inertia.
This movie is part of a collection of typical lecture demonstration videos put together by the physics department at Wake Forest University.
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![]() <a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=5973">Matthews, Rick. WFU Physics Demo Video: Rotating Person and Weights. Winston-Salem: Wake Forest University, October 11, 2007.</a>
![]() R. Matthews, (Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, 1997), WWW Document, (https://old.physics.wfu.edu/demolabs/demos/1/1q/1Q4010.html).
![]() R. Matthews, WFU Physics Demo Video: Rotating Person and Weights (Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, 1997), <https://old.physics.wfu.edu/demolabs/demos/1/1q/1Q4010.html>.
![]() Matthews, R. (2007, October 11). WFU Physics Demo Video: Rotating Person and Weights. Retrieved May 1, 2025, from Wake Forest University: https://old.physics.wfu.edu/demolabs/demos/1/1q/1Q4010.html
![]() Matthews, Rick. WFU Physics Demo Video: Rotating Person and Weights. Winston-Salem: Wake Forest University, October 11, 2007. https://old.physics.wfu.edu/demolabs/demos/1/1q/1Q4010.html (accessed 1 May 2025).
![]() Matthews, Rick. WFU Physics Demo Video: Rotating Person and Weights. Winston-Salem: Wake Forest University, 1997. 11 Oct. 2007. 1 May 2025 <https://old.physics.wfu.edu/demolabs/demos/1/1q/1Q4010.html>.
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Year = {1997}
}
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