On Jul 29, 2007, at 10:55 AM, Harry Veeder wrote:
No, and here is an argument without stopping the Earth's rotation.
Mount each supporting frame on its own turntable. A slight turn of
each
turntable will show that only the wheel with the braked released is
rotating
about its own centre.
Harry,
You might help your understanding a great deal if you read Newton's
laws and, whenever making (writing) a prediction about a physical
outcome, site which law is in effect and the source of any forces
involved to create the outcome. The process may at times change your
mind about your predictions.
Newton's laws are here:
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Newton%27s_first_law
It may also be useful to read and attempt to understand as much as
possible about momentum and angular momentum:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momentum
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angular_momentum
Horace Heffner
http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/
