Re: Why does a spun boiled egg spin longer than a spun raw egg?

From: Boris Mohar (borism_-void-__at_sympatico.ca)
Date: 10/18/04 

Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 19:48:21 -0400

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 08:16:27 -0700, Uncle Al <UncleAl0@hate.spam.net> wrote:

>cyberdude wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Our professor spun one boiled egg and one raw egg in front of us. The
>> spun boiled egg spun longer than the spun raw egg. Why is it so?
>
> 1) How did you know which one was which? You have been trained to
>be dependent, to obey authority, and not to think. Empiricism is hate
>language when situational ethics rules the day.
>
> 2) Momentum coupling and viscous damping.
>
> 3) Suppose both eggs with the same orientation had been spun up to
>1000 rpm for 15 minutes continuous and then gently released onto a
>flat, smooth, hard surface. What then?

 I wonder if 1000 RPM for 15 min would generate enough heat to hard boil the
egg? 

-- 
    Boris Mohar

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