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Let's assume holding a tennis racket (as an example) by the handle and throw it gently in the air so as to catch the handle again after it has completed a 360 degree rotation. If the racket is initially held in a vertical plane, its sole rotation axis is the one perpendicular to the axis of the racket and parallel to the ground. If on the other hand the racket is held initially flat, the racket will also rotate along its longitudinal axis at it is thrown in the air. Why?
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