Flipping Physics
The Right Hand Rule for Torque
The right hand rule for the direction of torque is described and demonstrated six times.
Curated Video
Understanding Shear Stress and Torsion in Mechanics
This video explains the concepts of shear stress and torsion. It describes how internal stresses develop in a beam to resist external forces and how shear stress is defined as force per unit area when the force is acting parallel to the...
Flipping Physics
An Introductory Torque Wrench Problem
A problem involving forces on a wrench is used to determine the torque exerted by the wrench. A “cheater pipe” is also added.
Flipping Physics
Demonstrating Rotational Inertia (or Moment of Inertia)
Thank you to Arbor Scientific for letting me borrow their Rotational Inertia Demonstrator to … uh … demonstrate rotational inertia.
Flipping Physics
Rotational Form of Newton's Second Law - Introduction
A very basic introduction to the rotational form of Newton’s Second Law of Motion by way of its translational form.
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Spinning gyroscope
A metal gyroscope spinning on a white string. Eventually the momentum causes it to fall out down.
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2013 Ford Focus ST montage
WS Ford oval wall logo; ZO-WS front three-quarter driver side view of Ford Focus ST / WS rear end 2013 Ford Focus ST montage at Cobo Center on January 24, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan (Footage by Getty Images)
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Helicopter hangar
silhouette of man and helicopter in the hangar :High Definition 1920x1080 Format
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ECU hand of mechanic tightening bolt with a ratchet wrench, RED R3D 4K
ECU hand of mechanic tightening bolt with a ratchet wrench, RED R3D 4K
Bloomberg
Ford Able to Build 600,000 EVs Annually by 2024: Galhotra
Ford Motor Co. plans to double factory capacity for its battery-powered F-150 Lightning to 150,000 trucks a year after receiving nearly 200,000 non-binding reservations for the pickup. Kumar Galhotra, Ford Motor Co. president of the...
Curated Video
Get under the hood of an electric dragster
HEADLINE: Get under the hood of an electric dragster
CAPTION: Electric vehicles are making their presence felt at amateur drag races across the country, challenging gas-powered cars and motorcycles. John Wayland, a self-described "amp...
Bloomberg
GM Debuts Hummer EV SUV With $80,000 Starting Price
Oct.20 -- GM unveiled their anticipated Hummer EV on Tuesday evening in Michigan. The automaker's President Mark Reuss sat down with Bloomberg's David Westin to discuss the new offering, competition in the EV space and GM's progress on...
Bloomberg
Ford Focus RS: Most Affordable Way to Lose your License
Aug. 24 -- Matt Miller hits the track in the Focus RS, at the Ford test track in Dearborn, Mich.
National Science Foundation
Science of the Winter Olympic Games: Physics of Slope-Style Skiing
Many mechanical phenomena are explained by a physics professor using Nick Goepper, a Winter Olympics 2014 slope-style skier, as the model. Beginning with kinetic and potential energy, the professor goes on to explain angular momentum and...
Physics Girl
Bizarre Spinning Toys
Objects don't always behave the way we think they will. A video lesson gives some clarity to the movement of spinning objects. The instructor applies the concepts of torque and angular momentum in an episode of a physics playlist.
National Science Foundation
Aerial Physics—Science of the Winter Olympics
Take a leap into the science of motion! An intriguing lesson explains how Newton's third law of motion allows skiers to turn in mid-air. The narrator gives learners skills to practice on their own.