Spool Trick

Veritasium
Contributed By
Veritasium
Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
Spool trick experiments demo physics veritasium Experiment spool physics demonstration rotational motion Lego
Subjects
Science
Related Resources

Spool Trick

Right: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS9OXzSRBMQ

Left: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWQ-HJ4oGKQ

It Depends: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3GHiMOHEy8

What happens when nylon rope is wound around a spool and pulled horizontally to the right? Will the spool go to the right, to the left, or does it depend on how the rope is pulled?
Author
Dr. Derek Muller
Publisher
Veritasium

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