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    Where does the torque come from?

    Please read my new member introduction, then you'll understand why the explanation is, unfortunately, beyond me. If anyone wants to know where to find the cracks on a 'Tilt-A-Whirl' carnival ride, I can tell them. I spent 23 years as a Safety & Health inspector for the NYS Dept. of Labor and...
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    Where does the torque come from?

    I guess that's the answer, then. Thanks for your help. Wikipedia seem to have all the answers to almost anything provided you know where to look. Euler's therom is far beyond me, though.Paul N.
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    Where does the torque come from?

    True, but I don't think that's the reason.
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    Where does the torque come from?

    Thanks for the reply, but it seems to me that I've tried it using a 'T' shaped piece of wood (or something similar) and had the same result. The center of gravity would then be in the center of the cross piece at the end of the longer section.
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    Where does the torque come from?

    Here's the question that I mentioned in my introduction: If anyone can give me the answer, please keep it very simple - I was never any good at physics or higher math. It's very easy and only requires a claw-hammer to do. Very low tech. Hold the hammer at the end of the handle with the claw...
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    How Did a Community College Shape a Retired Civil Servant's Life?

    Hello, First of all, I'm probably the only person here who has never been to college. Okay, I did get an Associate's Degree from a community college fifty years ago (I was trained as an optician). They called (still do) the place a community college, but I always thought of it as a trade...
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