Physics of Everyday Phenomena
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ISBN: 9781259894008
Author: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet Brosing Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 8, Problem 35CQ
A top falls over quickly if it is not spinning, but will stay approximately upright for some time when it is spinning. Explain why this is so.
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