1Q60.25 Euler’s Disk/Spinning Tube

1Q60.25 Euler’s Disk

A look at the motion of a spinning disk on a smooth surface. Notice that the disk does not slip during its motion.

 

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Press the end of a short tube with your finger and then let it slip out. The tube will “wobble” with a stroboscopic rotation.

Spin on side with mark to obtain strobing effect.

 

 

Location: Rattle magnets: B2-3, Euler’s disk, glass sheet: C2-2, beer bottles: get your own, tube B2-3