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🚲 Bicycle Wheel on a Rotating Stool - 3D Physics Simulation of Angular Momentum Conservation

3D physics simulation of the bicycle wheel on a rotating stool: conservation of angular momentum, stool spin after tilting or flipping the wheel, gyroscopic torque on the hands, with live graphs and numeric checks.

Physics & Mechanics3DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted🟠 Blender⇄ 2D version

⚙ Under the hood

3D physics simulation of the bicycle wheel on a swivel stool: tilting or flipping the spinning wheel makes the stool turn because vertical angular momentum is conserved, with hand torque, live graphs and numeric checks.

Angular MomentumConservation LawsGyroscopeRigid BodyClassical Mechanics

3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install