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To: moose07

My old Physics teacher’s best day was when he was demonstrating gyroscopic precession.

He sat on a stool with a bicycle wheel with handles. After spinning it up to speed, he rotated left, and then right, with no effort involved.

It looked like a lot of fun.


531 posted on 01/12/2013 5:17:59 PM PST by NicknamedBob (When you've forgotten your drink, you've had enough! ... Unless it's coffee -- then you need more!!)
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To: NicknamedBob
“he was demonstrating gyroscopic precession”

Yes ,remember that.
The class later demonstrated the theory of ‘advanced mass entropy’ with Gyroscopes.
Spin the thing up on a bit of an angle.....Woooooooshhhhh!!
Did you ever experiment with Gyroscopic propulsion? Small wooden carts everywhere!

A quarter of a century ago now, but still causes a big grin.

541 posted on 01/13/2013 4:40:24 AM PST by moose07 (the truth will out ,one day. The Fiscal cliff has a spectacular view.)
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