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leviterande
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Hello! I couldn't find any answer to a wondering I have:
On one end of a light string, attach a heavy ball, and on the other end of the string hold it with your hand and whirl around the ball-on-string. You reach a high rotational speed and finally the string breaks at the string-ball attachment point. I understand that the ball will now fly off in a straight line.
But will the ball also spin around its own axis while flying in a straight line?
On one end of a light string, attach a heavy ball, and on the other end of the string hold it with your hand and whirl around the ball-on-string. You reach a high rotational speed and finally the string breaks at the string-ball attachment point. I understand that the ball will now fly off in a straight line.
But will the ball also spin around its own axis while flying in a straight line?