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    Loss of rotational energy to thermal energy

    Awesome, that points me in the right direction.
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    Loss of rotational energy to thermal energy

    I've got a turntable whose bearing is frictionless rotating at a certain speed. A mass of clay is dropped on to it and sticks a certain distance from the center. I've been able to calculate the new angular speed of the turntable after the lump falls on it, but the follow up question is to...