Conservation of momentum

This simulation shows that swinging a pendulum hung on a cart cannot cause the whole system to move along horizontally, due to the Law of the Conservation of Momentum.

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System requirements: You must have Java Version 5 or higher in order to run this program. Please go to java.com to get the latest Java software, if you are not sure.

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