The discussion revolves around the concept of moment of inertia in the context of swinging arms, specifically focusing on the relationship between angular velocity, tangential velocity, and torque in rotational motion.
Participants are actively questioning the correctness of the original poster's calculations and notation. Some have provided clarifications regarding the relationships between torque, moment of inertia, and angular acceleration, indicating a productive exchange of ideas.
There appears to be confusion regarding the use of specific symbols in equations, as well as the assumptions made in the calculations presented by the original poster.
haruspex said:
elemis said:
... and although the OP says "I use v=wr ", what has actually been used is a = αr.hms.tech said: