PF Library Top 10 Race: Moment of Inertia Wins

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In summary, the conversation is about the race between different titles on the top-10 ladder on the PF Library mainpage. "Moment of inertia" has recently climbed to the top, surpassing titles like "electric field" and "friction". However, other titles like "momentum", "pressure", and "escape velocity" are also front-runners. The participants also discuss the popularity of certain titles and suggest adding a link to the top 100 viewed titles for members and guests to explore. The conversation also mentions the rise of "heat" and its competition with "quadratic equation" and "Newton's second law".
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I've been watching with interest the race between different titles on the top-10 ladder on the PF Library mainpage.

For no apparent reason, "moment of inertia" has finally elbowed its way to the top.

It used to be quite exciting

shhh! :frown:

sorry! :redface:

electric field was going at the speed of light …

but, for obvious reasons, momentum was also a front-runner, and shot forward towards the edge of the universe …

friction presumably got carried along stuck to something else …

then the edge of the universe stopped expanding …

and pressure powered its way forward …

escape velocity obviously will never quite reach the edge of the universe …

but time dilation may be able to overtake the others at warp speed …

however, moment of inertia is purely rotational, so how did that make any progress: is there some velocity-spin linkage we don't yet know about? :confused:


I find it difficult to believe that, in Peoria, "they talk about little else" :biggrin:

Or that "moment of inertia" is coming up a lot in autolinking.

My guess is that members and guests are looking only or mainly at the top-10 and most-recent-10 titles, simply because they don't see any others … once a title is in the top-10 list, it tends to keep others out

and more importantly, the work done by members in creating new titles is little appreciated once their titles have left the most-recent-10 list.

Could there be a link (perhaps just saying more) to (say) the top 100 viewed, so that members and guests can "shop around", instead of following the tourist trail? :biggrin:
 
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library race hotting up

heat has just

shhh! :mad:

sorry! :redface: heat has just managed to push moments out of the top 10, and is advancing strongly on quadratic equation

(ah well, moments had its moments :rolleyes:)

i suppose that's to be expected, because heat rises :biggrin:

but it's not making any headway on Newton's second law :confused: … perhaps that's because that has its own acceleration?
 

FAQ: PF Library Top 10 Race: Moment of Inertia Wins

What is "PF Library Top 10 Race: Moment of Inertia Wins"?

"PF Library Top 10 Race: Moment of Inertia Wins" is a race between the top 10 objects in the PF Library, where the object with the highest moment of inertia wins.

How is the moment of inertia determined?

The moment of inertia is determined by the mass and distribution of mass of an object, as well as its distance from the axis of rotation.

Why is moment of inertia important in this race?

Moment of inertia is important because it measures an object's resistance to rotational motion, which can affect its speed and ability to win the race.

How is the winner of the race determined?

The winner of the race is determined by calculating the moment of inertia for each of the top 10 objects in the PF Library and comparing them. The object with the highest moment of inertia wins.

What can we learn from the "PF Library Top 10 Race: Moment of Inertia Wins"?

This race demonstrates the importance of moment of inertia in determining an object's rotational motion and how it can affect its performance in a competition or real-life situation.

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