Finding the volume formed by rotating $y=x(1-x)$ about the $x$-axis

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In my calculus book, there was a problem as follows.

Find the volume formed by rotating the region $R$, where $R$ is defined as the region enclosed by the function $y=x(1-x)$ and the $y$-axis.

This was straightforward ($V=\frac{\pi}{6}$ units$^2$ by using the "shell" method) until I asked myself:

what about rotating this region about the $x$-axis?

I cannot figure out the volume formed with such a rotation.