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Smartguy
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Hey guys! I have an assignment similar to this:
http://www.physics.uwo.ca/science_olympics/events/grades_11_to_12/yo_yo_challenge.html
I don't really know how to go about building this. From looking at the nesessary equations (moment of inertia, etc.) it seems to me that the performance of the yoyo in this task is reliant upon the radius and mass of the yoyo. I'm pretty sure a larger radius will be beneficial, but I am not too sure about the mass. (we have not covered rotational motion yet so i am not an expert on how this kind of yoyo works)
I'm also not sure about what materials i should use to construct it, given that i cannot use parts of other yoyos, and they should be fairly cheap.
Any suggestions are very much appreciated...im not looking for anyone to solve the whole thing for me, just further insight into how this kind of yoyo works and how i can use this knowledge to go about building it.
Thanks
http://www.physics.uwo.ca/science_olympics/events/grades_11_to_12/yo_yo_challenge.html
I don't really know how to go about building this. From looking at the nesessary equations (moment of inertia, etc.) it seems to me that the performance of the yoyo in this task is reliant upon the radius and mass of the yoyo. I'm pretty sure a larger radius will be beneficial, but I am not too sure about the mass. (we have not covered rotational motion yet so i am not an expert on how this kind of yoyo works)
I'm also not sure about what materials i should use to construct it, given that i cannot use parts of other yoyos, and they should be fairly cheap.
Any suggestions are very much appreciated...im not looking for anyone to solve the whole thing for me, just further insight into how this kind of yoyo works and how i can use this knowledge to go about building it.
Thanks