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Why does a swing go higher when you pump your legs?
Two reasons 1. a swing is a pendulum. Along pendulum has a larger period (smaller frequency, takes longer to swing back and forward). So by lifting your legs up you change the height of the centre of gravity of the pendulum. A bit like an ice skater spinning, arms out goes slow, arms in goes...- mofuonamotorcycle
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Why does a swing go higher when you pump your legs?
Two reasons 1. a swing is a pendulum. Along pendulum has a larger period (smaller frequency, takes longer to swing back and forward). So by lifting your legs up you change the height of the centre of gravity of the pendulum. A bit like an ice skater spinning, arms out goes slow, arms in goes...- mofuonamotorcycle
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Why does a swing go higher when you pump your legs?
Two reasons 1. a swing is a pendulum. Along pendulum has a larger period (smaller frequency, takes longer to swing back and forward). So by lifting your legs up you change the height of the centre of gravity of the pendulum. A bit like an ice skater spinning, arms out goes slow, arms in goes...- mofuonamotorcycle
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Why does a swing go higher when you pump your legs?
Two reasons 1. a swing is a pendulum. Along pendulum has a larger period (smaller frequency, takes longer to swing back and forward). So by lifting your legs up you change the height of the centre of gravity of the pendulum. A bit like an ice skater spinning, arms out goes slow, arms in goes...- mofuonamotorcycle
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- Forum: Dancing