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What happens when a spinning ice skater draws in her outstretched arms?
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What happens when a spinning ice skater draws in her outstretched arms?

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She changes the distance of her weight and the axis of rotation, reducing her inertia. Making her speed up to compensate.
Its been a while since I took physics, hopefully this makes sense.
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