How Does Wrist Rotation Power a Powerball's Rotor?

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lotaru

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Jun 23, 2009

Hi,

Can someone please explain how rotation of the wrist can spin the rotor of the powerball? How energy transform to the rotor?

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fawk3s

Jun 23, 2009

how does the rotor work in it?

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