# \#skid-slip

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## [The Curious Case of the Hopping Hoop](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-curious-case-of-the-hopping-hoop/2834)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [4 March 2023 13:35 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-curious-case-of-the-hopping-hoop/2834 "2023-03-04T13:35:35Z")

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Take a rigid hoop and attach a weight to it at some point on the circumference. Start it rolling. Will the hoop hop off the surface at some point in its rotation? This simple question and physical model …