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Rattleback

several oblong plastic pieces
These make great party favors!

Spin the rattleback one way and it just keeps spinning. Spin it the other direction, and it slows down, stops, and reverses direction. These little objects are especially fascinating because they are so simple, yet to truly understand why they behave this way requires an advanced understanding of moment of inertia.

Materials

  • Available pre-made (and very cheap)
  • Construction Instructions

    N/A, unless you want to 3D print a larger version like we did.