Code Number: 1J10.35

Demo Title: Meterstick on Rotating Shafts

References:

  • Nuri Balta, "Oscillations of a Meterstick on Two Rotating Shafts", TPT, Vol. 54, #3, March 2016, p. 145.
  • Nuri Balta, "Locating the Center of Gravity: The Dance of Normal and Frictional Forces", TPT, Vol. 50, #8, Nov. 2012, p. 456.
  • Martin Gardner, "Physics Trick of the Month - Two Rollers and a Yardstick", TPT, Vol. 37, #9, Dec. 1999, p. 546.
  • Martin Gardner, "29, Two Rollers and a Yardstick", Smart Science Tricks, p. 47.
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