Mechanics > Motion in Two Dimensions > Center of Mass
DCS# 5B30.51
ELECTROSTATIC SOLAR SYSTEM
APPARATUS
electrostatic solar system
202-18-A
Wimshurst machine
202-18-E
DESCRIPTION
When connected to the Wimshurst machine, corona discharge at the points at the ends of the rods will cause the thing to spin.
This is a variation of the
electrostatic pinwheel
. It can also be used to show that the system will spin without wobbling about its center of mass.
