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Maxwell Wheel
Disk on a thin axle unwinds string: shared linear and rotational kinetic energy from falling potential, a ≈ g / (1 + I/(mr²)).
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Brachistochrone Race
Beads race down a line, a circular arc, and a cycloid with v = √(2gy); the cycloid wins the descent-time minimum.
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Coupled Pendulum Chain
N pendula with neighbor springs in θ: watch traveling waves and reflections after a center kick.
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NewUniversity / research
Sliding Ladder
Frictionless wall and floor: θ̈ = −(3g/2L) cos θ; released from rest, wall contact is lost when sin θ = (2/3) sin θ₀.
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Angle of Repose
1D sandpile lattice: avalanches relax until slopes stay below μ = tan α — compare the green guide line.
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NewUniversity / research
Cart & Inverted Pendulum
Horizontal force on a cart with a hinged rod: coupled (M+m)ẍ and mL²θ̈ integrated for manual balancing.
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