Re: MOMENT OF INERTIA

[brian whatcott <inet@INTELLISYS.NET>]

Perhaps it can be better to store energy in rotation rather
than translational speed, if speed exerts a drag penalty
(from air resistance) which rises sharply with speed?

Brian

At 00:48 12/18/98 -0500, you wrote:
> It depends on the starting conditions. Eg, if they begin with the same
> total energy, the object with the smallest moment of inertia will win. (I
> am assuming no slipping and no energy dissipation.)
>
> Bob Sciamanda

> > The next step is to consider letting both of them run along the
> > flat floor at the foot of the ramp.
> > Which is likely to travel further, I wonder?
> >
> > Brian Whatcott

> > At 00:24 12/18/98 -0500, Bob wrote:
> > > The most instructive comparison is among rolling objects
> > > of the same mass
> > > and the same rolling radius, but of different moments of inertia. ...
> > > The object with the
> > > smallest moment of inertia,I, will develop the largest speed V....
> > > Bob Sciamanda

brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>
Altus OK