What IS Angular Momentum?

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[thatwavyblackguy]

"It works, even when you try to break it" - This should be Nokia's slogan

[boggybolt]

Angular momentum: How much "umph" an object has when rotating an object.

[LeiosLabs]

"It works, even when you try to break it."

And then there was Quantum.

[seljukturk]

"so, what exactly is spin?"

- every physics student at some point

[cryogenical_]

My teacher tried to explain this and I didn't understand it. Now I do, thanks to you!

[chroma]

Quantum Mechanics:
"It breaks, even when you try to make it work"

[conspirators]

It's still a bit confusing but you explained it a million times easier than my professor in college. Thank you for the video. I learned something!

[luis]

"Physics, it works even when you try to break it"

[TheBoomersauce]

i need a minutephysics channel for chemistry

[shreymantu]

study physics for years and you realize you cant even visualize angular momentum yet

[thegamechanger]

For the cycle wheel you took diameter as radius you were supposed to divide the diameter by 2. Then the answer would be around 3.5 kg.m²/s. I hope that makes sense to you!

[dredrotten]

Why dont they teach physics like this in schools? Its so easy to understand without all the intervening gobbledegook.

[benjirocks]

1:17 "yup i messed up diameter and radius"....
like as if anyone even noticed that mistake.

[theawesomegamer]

This was an interesting video. I really liked how you guys included many examples, it really helps.

[gbin]

Can somebody explain, what is the difference between momentum and kinetic energy (both linear). I know the formulas are different, but what does it really mean?

[PlagueOfGripes]

What was this video about again? Something about circles?

[UnrealAngel]

It's L because it's _angular_ momentum. L looks like a 90º angle.

[samsunggiveusthefuckingirb]

Thanks Henry for these videos! I stumbled upon your channel during my senior year in high school, and because of you, I am a 3rd year undergrad Astrophysics major.

[lalitasharma]

The more physics you learn less And less sense it make

[HungryTacoBoy]

My first year physics courses covered this. It took me a while to really grasp how exactly it worked. I had knowledge of it, but not quite understanding.

This quick video explained it in a way which makes me feel like I finally have some firm understanding of what angular momentum is.