Thanks for responding.
So if the weight of the object of was evenly distributed, the cylinder with the greater radius would spin longer.
Just to confirm, you are saying that even if the 2 wheels had an identical radius, the wheel with more weight at the circumference would last longer...
Hi Mitch,
Thanks for responding.
I'm not that strong when it comes to formulas, so I'm not sure what the answer is based on the link.
I'll re-phrase the question because I'm not sure that the term interia was correct vs momentum, or something else.
Assuming both wheels are the same...
If I make 2 wheels of identical size and weight, so that the only difference bewteen the 2 is that wheel A has most of its weight at the center of the wheel and wheel B has most of its weight equally distributed on the circumference of the wheel:
1. Which wheel would spin longer if both...