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Pratical Practical setup to measure angular velocity

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(Moved from physics.SE) I have got a spinning top from a Canadian manufacturer, and I am deeply amazed by how neatly it spins.

My interest in physics has led me to try to find out at what top speed I can spin the top and how that compares to other tops made from other materials and other shapes.

I have glued a little sticker to it and recorded it with my phonesphone's camera, but the frame rate is by far too slow to be able to count the number of rotations forover time.

Is there a practical way that does not require extremely exquisite equipmentI don't have access to specialized equipment but I can measure or approximate the angular speed? The volume, mass, density, temperature and probably also the moment of inertia could be measured or approximated and can be seen as given. How do I measure the angular speed of the top?

(Moved from physics.SE) I have got a spinning top from a Canadian manufacturer, and I am deeply amazed by how neatly it spins.

My interest in physics has led me to try to find out at what top speed I can spin the top and how that compares to other tops made from other materials and other shapes.

I have glued a little sticker to it and recorded it with my phones camera, but the frame rate is by far too slow to be able to count the number of rotations for time.

Is there a practical way that does not require extremely exquisite equipment to measure the angular speed? The volume, mass, density, temperature and probably also the moment of inertia could be measured or approximated and can be seen as given.

I have got a spinning top from a Canadian manufacturer, and I am deeply amazed by how neatly it spins.

My interest in physics has led me to try to find out at what top speed I can spin the top and how that compares to other tops made from other materials and other shapes.

I have glued a little sticker to it and recorded it with my phone's camera but the frame rate is far too slow to be able to count the number of rotations over time.

I don't have access to specialized equipment but I can measure or approximate the volume, mass, density, temperature and probably also the moment of inertia. How do I measure the angular speed of the top?

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Pratical setup tto measure angular velocity

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