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September 25, 2006

#162: Angular Momentum explain

Angular Momentum

[Cueball sits sideways on a bed under an open window in the corner of a room. He is looking at Megan, who is spinning fast, indicated with two large circles indicating where her arms that are spread far out rotate, as well as two smaller circles around her knees and feet. The bed sheets are clearly messed up, as if someone has used it for activities other than sleeping. It is night and dark gray outside the window, and inside the room everything is also gray but lighter. Behind the spoken text, the background is white, but fades to the darker gray at the edges. There is also different gray shading in different parts of the room.]

Cueball: What are you doing?

Megan: Spinning counterclockwise

Megan: Each turn robs the planet of angular momentum

Megan: Slowing its spin the tiniest bit

Megan: Lengthening the night, pushing back the dawn

Megan: Giving me a little more time here

Megan: With you