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    Does anyone else think this article is complete baloney

    http://discovermagazine.com/2009/may/01-the-biocentric-universe-life-creates-time-space-cosmos/article_view?b_start:int=0&-C=
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    Undergrad Does Adding Weight to a Tennis Racket Handle Improve Maneuverability?

    btw, the center of rotation is at the wrist when you swing.
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    Undergrad Does Adding Weight to a Tennis Racket Handle Improve Maneuverability?

    My thought is that having the center of mass closer to my hand would make it more maneuverable because the radius would decrease whereas the force wouldn't because the added mass would be at the center of rotation. So torque decreases. The force required to move the tennis down vs up relative...
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    Undergrad Does Adding Weight to a Tennis Racket Handle Improve Maneuverability?

    yes or no.
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    How Can I Reignite My Passion for Physics?

    I'm a graduating senior in high school. I want to study chemical engineering. I have taken all AP courses throughout my HS career had have done well (except in history). I just finished linear algebra, and I'll be taking diff eq over the summer. But the case with me is that I'm a hardcore asian...
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    Undergrad Does Adding Weight to a Tennis Racket Handle Improve Maneuverability?

    If I have a tennis racket, and I add weight to its handle, would it make the tennis racket more maneuverable? the swing weight of the racket would not change, in fact the weight would make the racket heavier. but the weight would move the center of gravity towards my hand.
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