5 reasons why angular momentum cannot be converted to linear momentum?
The two quantities are different than you think
The two quantities are different than you think
I came across a question on Quora that asked to explain angular momentum in “layman’s terms”. Whenever someone asks me to explain a physics concept in simple terms (or in this case “layman’s terms”) I feel incredibly challenged. I am immediately reminded of Albert Einstein’s famous quote if you can’t explain it simply, then you don’t understand it well enough.
So here is the objective of this article: to explain angular momentum simply.
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