Re: [Phys-l] Bicycle question

[sampere <sampere@physics.syr.edu>]

If anyone answers angular momentum, I'll scream! Or maybe it's the 
Bernoulli effect???

Or maybe this is a good feedback system and it's easier to move your 
center of mass while you're rolling...

Sam

Savinainen Antti wrote:

> Hi,
>
> a student asked me today if I could explain the physical 
> reason(s) to the following observation:
>
> It is easier to stay on a bicycle when it is moving with 
> some velocity whereas it is quite hard to stay up when 
> the bicycle is just barely moving.
>
> I thought about this for a while and said that it's 
> a good question! I promised to think about it.
>
> Any insights?
>
> Regards,
>
> Antti
>
> Kuopio Lyseo High School
> Finland
> Website: <http://kotisivu.mtv3.fi/physics/>
>
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