The Turntable Paradox

Watch THE LÄND web series here: A ball on a spinning turntable won’t fly off as you might expect. In fact the ball will have it’s own little orbit that is exactly 2/7th the angular speed of the table. Here’s why. Here’s my video about logic gates made from DNA: Here’s a paper with the calculations: Note that equations 18 and 19 should have R² terms. That threw me off for longer than I care to admit! You can buy my books here: You can support me on Patreon and get access to the exclusive Discord: just like these amazing people: Pavel Dubov Jeremy Cole Brendan Williams Alan Wilderland Frank Hereford Lukas Biewald Marshall Fitzpatrick Heather Liu Grant Hay John Zelinka Paul Warelis Matthew Cocke Alnitak Damien Szerszins