Spin the Wheel

Earlier today, while I was running one of the games at the Aiea Country Fair, I realized that all of the games applied physics concepts like displacement, velocity, and acceleration. The game that I was running was the "Spin the Wheel" game. As children stepped up to spin, I noticed how some would spin it clockwise and others, counterclockwise. Some spun it really fast and other put less force in their spins.
In one instance, a boy spun the wheel really fast. As I was watching to see what number it landed on, I noticed that, with each rotation, the displacement returned to zero before increasing until the rotation completed again. In addition, I also noticed how the slowing wheel was exhibiting negative acceleration until it finally came to a stop, or a velocity of 0 m/s.
It was also interesting to observe how occasionally the wind would spin the wheel in the opposite direction after it had stopped, often resulting in better numbers for the players. Overall, it was a fun day at the fair and I got to observe physics principles while there.