Stars originate as large bodies of slowly rotating gas. Because of gravity, these clumps of gas slowly decrease in size. What happens to the angular speed of a star as it shrinks? Explain.
Well, when a star starts shrinking, it's like going on a crash diet without losing any comedy skills. The angular speed of a star does something opposite to what most people would do when trying to fit into their skinny jeans. As the clumps of gas decrease in size due to gravity, kind of like when we try to squeeze into our old t-shirts, the star's angular speed actually INCREASES! It's like the star is saying, "Hey, I may be getting smaller, but I can still spin like a champ!" So, when shrinkage happens, the star spins faster and faster, just like I do at breakfast time when donuts are involved.
