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STEMbite: Conservation of Angular Momentum

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Showcase a few classic demonstrations of angular momentum with this two-minute film. Using a gyroscope, a bicycle, and a tire removed from a bicycle, the narrator explains how angular momentum keeps an object up in a way that defies the force of gravity. These may be components of your in-class presentation, but if not, this is video provides a simple and quick way of helping young physicists visualize the phenomenon.

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