Lecture

Flying Chairs: Mechanics and Physics

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This lecture covers the mechanics and physics of a fairground attraction involving a rotating chair attached to a bar. The relationship between the rotation speed and the angle of the bar with the vertical is explored through various force and coordinate calculations.

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