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Why do objects always rotate about their centre of mass?
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[QUOTE="etotheipi, post: 6358175"] Yeah in that case it does indeed roll in the direction of the applied force. Around the 4:30 mark you can see the demo. It's just a slightly curious example of the rotation not being in the direction of the torque you apply :smile:. [USER=660839]@Leo Liu[/USER] Sorry, your maths is indeed right, I hadn't realized you took torques about the point of contact. Welp! [/QUOTE]
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