Angular momentum for these strange nonplanar gears?

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The discussion focuses on the angular momentum of nonplanar gears, specifically three symmetric spinning rings. As these rings rotate, the angular momentum vector does not have a clear direction due to the symmetry of the object. The key takeaway is that the angular momentum can be determined by vector addition of the individual momentum vectors of each spinning ring.

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I wonder what would the angular momentum vector look like for these gears.

Gear.png

As it rotates, there is no clear direction on where the angular momentum vector is pointing. This object is symmetric.

Here's the video about these.

 
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FallenApple said:
As it rotates, there is no clear direction on where the angular momentum vector is pointing.
It's just 3 spinning rings, simply add their vectors.
 
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