This animated video describes the precession of the Foucault pendulum from watching motion from a non-inertial reference frame. The pendulum is initially swung on a plane from the viewpoint of a playground, but appears to rotate when viewed from the rotating reference frame (a merry-go-round) on which it rides.
Channels: Physics (General)
Tags: Foucault Pendulum precision swinging pendulum
Uploaded by: Edison ( Send Message ) on 14-11-2010.
Duration: 0m 28s