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    Graduate Force on a Swinging Rod (space elevator)

    [SIZE="3"][FONT="Georgia"]This is part of the space elevator problem. It starts with a swinging rod scenario: 1. Suppose that you swung a rod of mass m and length l at angular speed w in a vertical circle with your shoulder as the axis. The distance ra is the length of your arm, which is the...