This web page is an interactive physics simulation relating to static friction in a spinning cylinder. It simulates an old amusement park ride called "Gravitron". Riders lined the interior wall of a large cylinder that starts to spin. When the rotational speed is sufficient, the floor drops away and the riders stay "pinned" to the wall. This item is part of a collection of similar simulation-based activities for first-semester physics students. See Related Materials on this page for a link to the full index.
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=6910">Duffy, Andrew. Boston University Physics Applets: The Gravitron. March 28, 2008.</a>
Duffy, A. (2008, March 28). Boston University Physics Applets: The Gravitron. Retrieved February 2, 2023, from http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/semester1/c7_rotor.html
Duffy, Andrew. Boston University Physics Applets: The Gravitron. March 28, 2008. http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/semester1/c7_rotor.html (accessed 2 February 2023).
Duffy, Andrew. Boston University Physics Applets: The Gravitron. 2002. 28 Mar. 2008. 2 Feb. 2023 <http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/semester1/c7_rotor.html>.
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Author = "Andrew Duffy",
Title = {Boston University Physics Applets: The Gravitron},
Volume = {2023},
Number = {2 February 2023},
Month = {March 28, 2008},
Year = {2002}
}
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