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Originally Posted by stiletto2
Consider 2 weather vanes; 1 with weights close to the axis of rotation and the other with duplicate weights but mounted much further out from the center of rotation; so both vanes are of equal weight.
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Actually, for clarification, since weight is not being moved per se, it's more like one vane where the weight is sitting on top and allows the vane to freely swing independently of that weight and the other where the weight is firmly attached to and rotates with the vane. The wind is not as effective at moving the one with the weight firmly attached.