Re: moment of inertia of a cube

On Mar 30, 12:05 am, b...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
I calculated today that the moment of inertia of a cube does not
depend on the axis of rotation. Is there a real intuitive way to see
this?

Thank you.

I don't think the statement is correct. The moment of inertia about an
axis that passes through the center of opposite faces, is certainly
different than the moment of inertia about an axis that coincides with
one of the edges.

PD

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