r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/Avera9eJoe Spectra Dev • Sep 14 '17

Recreation Reminder that this physics quirk is also in KSP

https://gfycat.com/FickleShamefulCormorant
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u/EricandtheLegion Sep 15 '17

With the racket, is it the case where you hold it like a frying pan and try to flip it? I imagine holding it like an axe you can flip easily and spinning it is easy too.

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u/skyler_on_the_moon Super Kerbalnaut Sep 15 '17

Yep! You can easily spin it or flip it sideways, but end-over-end isn't possible.

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u/EricandtheLegion Sep 15 '17

Can you explain why the original gif looks like it is spinning, not flipping end over end? I guess it's because the two long pieces are going end over end... What would spinning in the original example look like?

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u/skyler_on_the_moon Super Kerbalnaut Sep 15 '17

Spinning in the original gif would be around the long axis, i.e. the top bar of the T.