Chinese astronauts giving a great demo of angular momentum

Chinese taikonaut floating in Tiangong demonstrating conservation of angular momentum

https://twitter.com/CNSAWatcher/status/1484900100447125506

In microgravity, astronauts make angular momentum obvious: a spinning crewmember or tool keeps rotating until an equal-and-opposite torque cancels it.

Still from the linked video: a taikonaut in Tiangong demonstrating conservation of angular momentum in microgravity.

Monday January 24th 2022