As an interesting point of comparison consider a mass rotating in a circle at the end of a rigid rod
What happens when the velocity at the bottom is the same as the "minimum" for the rope?
The numerical values are:
m
= 1.0 kg
v
i
= 6.5 m/s
L
= 1.0 m
Click anywhere in the movie box or use the slide control to see the motion.
could you predict what the "minimum speed for the rod would be?
FINI