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TRAIN ON A ROTATING CIRCULAR TRACK
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EQUIPMENT
    redball.gif (326 bytes) Train and Circular Track Device
  



NARRATIVE
            A spring driven model locomotive is placed upon a track which is attached to a bicycle wheel rim. When the train is switched on, it produces a torque on the track causing the track to move in the opposite direction.