A tag for questions about rotational motion, including angular velocity and angular acceleration.
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Two axes for rotational motion
I understand that angular momentum is a vector, etc..
But, what really happens when some object, say a ball for example, is set to rotate along two axes? What would the resulting motion look like?
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Do we have any effect on the rotation of he earth?
We walk or ride on our vehicles to our destinations daily. Does our movement have any effect on the rotation of the earth according to Newton's law? What will be the effect if we move all the peoples ...
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Earth moves how much under my feet when I jump?
If I'm standing at the equator, jump, and land 1 second later, the
Earth does NOT move 1000mph (or .28 miles per second) relative to me,
since my velocity while jumping is also 1000mph.
However, ...
