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The uphill roller is generally only used as a quick, in-class
demonstration to encourage a small amount of critical thinking
by the students. There is an option to require the class to find a
maximum incline for the ramp such that the object would remain steady in
equilibrium. This requires measuring the height of the roller and the
angle the surface makes with the ground.
The apparatus can be found in Rockerfeller 302.