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Solutions For Fermi Questions, January 2020: Question 1: Car Flip; Question 2: A Mole Of People, Larry Weinstein
Solutions For Fermi Questions, January 2020: Question 1: Car Flip; Question 2: A Mole Of People, Larry Weinstein
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At what speed will a car flip over when it slides side-ways into a curb? The angular momentum of the car will depend on its initial speed, the height of the curb, and the height of the center-of-mass (CM) of the car. If we approximate the car as having all its mass located at its CM, then its initial angular momentum relative to the top of the curb is. [Extracted from the article]