Wheel and Brake (1Q40.45)
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A horizontal bicycle wheel is contained in a frame that is free to rotate in the same plane as the wheel. A braking device mounted to the frame is held open by a string; burn the string and the brake clamps down on the wheel, transferring angular momentum from the wheel to the frame and making both rotate together at a lower velocity.