[tag:classical-mechanics] entails the study of the trajectory of bodies under the influence of forces. More specific subtopics are: [tag:newtonian-mechanics], [tag:lagrangian-mechanics], [tag:hamiltonian-mechanics] for point particles and [tag:fluid-dynamics], [tag:statistical-mechanics] and ...
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Stability of rotation of a rectangular prism
I've noticed something curious about the rotation of a rectangular prism. If I take a box with height $\neq$ width $\neq$ depth and flip it into the air around different axes of rotation, some motions ...
