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I think something is being lost in translation here. An object made of multiple particles could potentially have one at dead center that is spinning perfectly, and this would be of the same sort of angular momentum as that at the quantum level. But a particle sitting out on the edge of an object is subject to the forces of those surrounding it, keeping it moving in a circle instead of a straight line. Instead of microscopic particles, imagine a bunch of marbles connected by loose springs in a 3D mesh. If you spin this around, are you suggesting that something is happening besides the simple fact that springs are tugging and pushing at marbles to constantly affect their linear motion to appear circular? It's like suggesting somehow that a line on a screen is not made of pixels.



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