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    How does rotational acceleration affect different sized tires?

    A second component First off, thank you all very much for your help. If I could trouble you help with one more aspect of this problem, as moment of inertia alone does not acurately explain what I've observed. I'll have to call this second component "leverage", although I'm sure that's not...
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    How does rotational acceleration affect different sized tires?

    Hello, I'm hoping someone can help me understand the physics involved in a rotating object. Imagine 2 bicycle tires of different sizes with string wrapped around the rims. How would I describe or calculate which tire requires less force to start spinning, or the change in force necessary...
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