Rotation
A swing uses rotational energy and torque in order to work as well. The swing rotates around an axis, the top of the bar, on a swing you obviously don't go all the way around but it does go along the path of a circle.
Because of gravity, it isn't really possible to go all the way around the swing set if the swing set has chains. Once you get to about 180 degrees, the tension in the chains is no longer there because you don't have enough momentum and you can't pump your legs back and forth anymore.
So in theory you might be able to get around, but you would have to have someone pushing you to do so instead of relying on your own momentum, you would also need a swing set that has rigid chains instead of "loose" chains, and basically you would start to fall down in a parabolic a shape instead of a circle because of the gravity acting on you. And because you aren't strapped into the seat, the force of gravity is too strong and you'll fall out along the way.
Because of gravity, it isn't really possible to go all the way around the swing set if the swing set has chains. Once you get to about 180 degrees, the tension in the chains is no longer there because you don't have enough momentum and you can't pump your legs back and forth anymore.
So in theory you might be able to get around, but you would have to have someone pushing you to do so instead of relying on your own momentum, you would also need a swing set that has rigid chains instead of "loose" chains, and basically you would start to fall down in a parabolic a shape instead of a circle because of the gravity acting on you. And because you aren't strapped into the seat, the force of gravity is too strong and you'll fall out along the way.
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