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🚲 Bicycle Wheel on a Rotating Stool - 2D Physics Simulation of Angular Momentum

2D top-and-side-view simulation of the bicycle wheel on a rotating stool: angular momentum conservation, stool spin after flipping the wheel and the gyroscopic hand torque.

Physics & Mechanics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

⚙ Under the hood

2D top-and-side-view companion of the bicycle wheel on a rotating stool: angular momentum arrows, stool spin after a flip and the torque on the hands.

Angular MomentumConservation LawsGyroscopeClassical MechanicsCanvas

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install