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tugged in all directions (Posted on 2006-07-12)

Up and down I fall
Back and forth I sway,
And if left alone,
Round and round I go.

Submitted by Arghman

Rating: 2.3333 (3 votes)

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a pendulum, it sways back and forth but also goes up and down, and when it has no restrictions, the earths rotation will cause it to go around in circles.

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Subject	Author	Date
answer	K Sengupta	2007-03-14 04:24:04
re: Pendulum	jbcf05	2007-02-28 04:56:47
um...	sonya	2006-08-13 21:00:18
Pendulum	brianjn	2006-07-12 23:22:39
solution spoiler	Daniel	2006-07-12 19:02:12
Zuh?!	Jyqm	2006-07-12 12:28:37

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