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Recent Examples on the Web So arm swing isn’t the only way of balancing angular momentum, but it’s the simplest and most obvious one. — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 18 Apr. 2022 The standard answer is that arm swing counteracts the angular momentum—that is, the body’s twisting back and forth—produced by the motion of the legs. — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 18 Apr. 2022 The ball’s initial position, its kinetic energy, its angular momentum – and all the other factors: the friction acting on the ball, the ricketiness of the table, the crookedness of the house. — Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2022 The first element a skater must control is angular momentum. — Allison Goldstein, Popular Mechanics, 4 Feb. 2022 With a push in the opposite direction, the angular momentum decreases. — Rhett Allain, Wired, 24 Sep. 2021 This suggests that the tail played an important role in controlling angular momentum, or the momentum of a rotating object. — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2021 Other conservation laws apply to angular momentum and charge. — John Horgan, Scientific American, 27 Sep. 2021 That means that her angular momentum must remain constant. — Rhett Allain, Wired, 26 July 2021 See More

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“Angular momentum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angular%20momentum. Accessed 17 May. 2022.

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