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I NEED HELP ASAP MY LAB REPORT IS DUE TOMORROW ND MY BRAIN STOPPED WORKING HOURS AGO!!!

please explain the physics behind one of those coin wishing well funnels
like angular momentum, torque, centripetal force, gravity, and inertia
PLEasseee

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When the coin rolls down the ramp, it acquires a tangential velocity, and so travels in circles around the wishing well. As gravity pulls the coin down the curve, the circles get smaller. Since angular momentum must be conserved, the coin's speed increases as it goes further down the funnel.

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