A sphere spinning in a shallow pool pumps water up along its surface due to the increase in tangential velocity with height. At the equator, the water is thrown off.

A sphere spinning in a shallow pool pumps water up along its surface due to the increase in tangential velocity with height. At the equator, the water is thrown off.

By Gregory Lawson, Kenneth Wine, Logan Mueller for Spring 2014 Team Third.
Read the Report

Exit mobile version