Increasing speed by decreasing intertia?

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Removing the top disk from two stacked horizontal disks spinning at a constant velocity does not increase the speed of the bottom disk, as each disk maintains its own momentum and inertia. Instantaneously removing the top disk does not affect the spinning speed of the bottom disk. However, if a mechanism is designed to separate the disks, it could potentially allow the top disk to slow down while the bottom disk speeds up. The discussion emphasizes the independence of the disks' motion despite their physical connection. Overall, the interaction between the disks can be manipulated under specific conditions.
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Just curious, explanation if youre going to answer please!

2 horizontal disks stacked on one another spinning at constant v, (about a frictionless axis perpendicular to their center), both have mass.

Okay, so let's say its possible to instantaneously remove the top disk. So would that make the other spin faster?
 
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It would not. Each disk has its own velocity, momentum, inertia, etc. Removing one does not change the other. We don't even need to magically remove one of the disks. We can just assume there is some mechanism that pushes the top disk off of the bottom disk and off of the axle connecting the two.
 
+1.

It would be possible for the top disc to slow down and the bottom one to speed up if the mechanism that separates them was correctly designed.
 

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