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ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Look up a video of one. Assuming a revolution takes 2π seconds, the speed in m/s is the same as the radius in meters, which is around 5. Multiply by 3.6 to convert into 18 km/h, which seems realistic for the milder ones. The apparent horizontal centrifugal acceleration will then be 𝑣²/𝑟 = 5 ms⁻² ≈ 0.5𝑔, which corresponds to an angle of approx. 26° from the verical, reasonably close to the video.

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