Re: Gyroscope Equations

On Fri, 7 Feb 2025 8:38:02 +0000, Bertietaylor wrote:

Thanks! A proper physics post devoid the modern physics bull*.
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Will think about it.

The gyroscope works as no point at any edge can fall as it is always
turning away from the line of fall, so there is all round balance. A
still gyro will be balanced if perfectly symmetric with no extra force
for torque. As that cannot happen it will fall. Not so for the fast
rotating gyro. It can manage extra applied torque by precessing that is
rotating around the usually vertical axis of precession.
The gyro in the video experiment may seem to defy gravity in your
experiment. But all that is happening is that because of vertical
rotation movement the gravity pull on a point is pushed up or sideways
so there is less net force acting downwards creating the anti gravity
appearance.
There will be no such effect for rotation in the horizontal plane. It
will be equally heavy for rotation and non rotation.
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Bertietaylor