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Can Angular Momentum Change Direction When a Wheel is Flipped Over?
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The discussion centers on the concept of angular momentum and its behavior when a wheel is flipped over. When a wheel rotating clockwise is turned to rotate anti-clockwise, its angular momentum reverses. According to the principle of conservation of angular momentum, this change in the wheel's angular momentum must be counterbalanced by an equal and opposite change in the angular momentum of the student handling the wheel.
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hi tukms! 
the wheel is rotating clockwise, then the student turns it over so that it's rotating anti-clockwise
so its angular momentum has changed (in fact, it's reversed)
from conservation of angular momentum, that change must be balanced by an equal change in the angular momentum of the student.
the wheel is rotating clockwise, then the student turns it over so that it's rotating anti-clockwise
so its angular momentum has changed (in fact, it's reversed)
from conservation of angular momentum, that change must be balanced by an equal change in the angular momentum of the student.
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