University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Dynamics of Rotational Motion - Problems - Discussion Questions - Page 328: Q10.24

Answer

If you start both eggs spinning, and momentarily stop them, the hard-boiled egg will remain stopped, but the raw egg starts spinning again.

Work Step by Step

This happens because the liquid inside the raw egg was still moving when you stopped the shell. This moving liquid inside applied a torque on the inside of the shell, and made it spin again.
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