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Anonymous Sun 24 Nov 22:19:04 2019 No.11174267 View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>11174288 >>11175020 >>11175029

If angular momentum is conserved, how come I can start spinning on my chair? Where does it come from?

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Anonymous Sun 24 Nov 2019 22:24:36 No.11174288 Report

Quoted By: >>11174305

>>11174267
Friction (= interaction with your surroundings).

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 24 Nov 2019 22:30:59 No.11174305 Report

Quoted By: >>11174533

>>11174288
Does this mean atoms in my floor start spinning in the opposite direction to me?

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Anonymous Mon 25 Nov 2019 00:07:45 No.11174533 Report

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>>11174305
No, but you do alter the AM of the earth at large (which amounts to basically negligible change in its angular velocity.)

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Anonymous Mon 25 Nov 2019 04:30:37 No.11175020 Report

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>>11174267
This is like asking how come you can push yourself off against a concrete wall.

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Anonymous Mon 25 Nov 2019 04:36:39 No.11175029 Report

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>>11174267
it's opposite to the toilet swirl inside your head

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