Re: Gyroscope python visualization

On 02/08/2025 02:47 AM, Mikko wrote:

On 2025-02-08 01:21:06 +0000, Corey White said:
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If you drop a spinning gyroscope alongside a regular object, the
gyroscope
 will not simply fall straight down.  It will  follow a slower spiraling
 path and land after the other object.

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If you drop it in vacuum it falls straight down. If you drop it in
air you may get aerodyanmic effects that depend on the shape and
orientation of the gyroscope.
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Sedov has "gyroscopic forces" as basically anything un-linear.
Nutation of a top is the usual wonder.