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.

 

A collection of items to spin: two beer bottles, a pair of ellipsoidal magnets, and a plaid patterned disc. The disc rests on a smooth, slightly curved, mirrored surface. A section of flat mirror appears nearby.

 

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

A short length of narrow PVC pipe with a hash mark drawn on one side.

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