Recent content by tw43

Counterclockwise may be an arbitrary term but we need an arbitrary term to have a frame of reference. The thing I'm getting at is that you can't deny the prevalence of "counterclockwise" spinning, or whatever you wish to call it. All semantics aside, the motion is consistent even though it...

"This spontaneous spinning you speak of is news to me. Please link to a verifiable source." Unfortunately, I cannot find one. I'm just going off of what my teacher told me, but he seems like a fairly reputable guy. "If objects would start spontaneously spinning while in orbit, the entire...

My astronomy professor taught me that the tendency of bodies to spin in space is an unexplained phenomenon, and he said he attended an exhibit about this at NASA's Glenn Research Center. The links recommended in this forum sidestep the question being asked here, and only Chronos has truly...