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Thanks. I have not had any Physics classes in quite some time. When in doubt, try to see if you can exprapolate abstract ideas from specific examples. :) Nabe, could you please elaborate a bit on how inertia relates to this specific scenario. Thanks in advance, E

Nabe, the weight distribution is the obvious difference. I think the timer with the weight towards the base will swing faster. The reason being is because of the experiment that I conducted with my 31oz Demarini baseball bat: with one hand, I grabbed the bat around the barrel (fat part) and...

Homework Statement If I have two exact pendulum timers (like the one in the picture below) and I place a weighted object at the end of the one stick, and towards the bottom (near the base) on the other, which one will swing faster...