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Thought Experiment#192
A stick passes through a sleeve (in which it can
smoothly slide). The sleeve is nailed to the wall, forming a pivot.
As one end of the stick is moved in a circle, what shape does stick's
far end describe? Characterize this shape for different locations of
the pivot.
(Originally attributed to Wittgenstein. Sketchpad idea by Al
Cuoco.)
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