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Old 14th Nov 2010, 17:52
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chris weston
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Bear,

You are, as ever, spot on sir

I was taught that torque was rate of change of angular momentum, and that momentum is mass x velocity.

Yes I know, the mathematics here can be bracing.

In short, torque is directly proportionate to mass.

CW
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