My thoughts homepage › Forums › the double ring › My thoughts This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 3 years, 1 month ago by Manon. Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) Author Posts February 24, 2020 at 10:54 pm #2664 Score: 0 ManonParticipant I think that due to the symmetry of the problem, in every situation the energy will be lowest when the dumb-bell is placed vertically (thus theta is 0 or 180 degrees). Author Posts Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In