The Turntable Paradox

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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 Szerszinski Lizzy and Jack Nathan Blubaugh Twitter: Instagram: Facebook: Buy nerdy maths things: