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   From: dalton@nfld.com   
      
   On Feb 7, 2025, Corey White wrote   
   (in article ):   
      
   > Gyroscopes are well-known for their ability to maintain stability and resist   
   > changes in orientation. Their behavior is governed by precession, a   
   > principle that describes how a spinning object responds to external forces.   
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
   > To test this idea, imagine a heavy wheel mounted on an axle, spinning   
   > rapidly in a vertical plane. If you rotate the axle in a horizontal plane   
   > while the wheel is still spinning, the wheel will either float upward or   
   > sink downward, depending on the direction of rotation. This is a 90 degree   
   > movement up or down.   
   >   
   > We can describe this with math.   
   >   
   > d is the diameter of the wheel.   
   > L is the length of the axle   
   >   
   > We calculate the total distance traveled by a point on the wheel as it   
   > rotates once, while the wheel spins around the axle once.   
   >   
   > The axle describes a circular path of radius L, and the wheel describes a   
   > circular path of radius d/2.The distance traveled is the sum of these two   
   > circular paths.   
   >   
   > D1=π * d * sqrt(2)+2π * L   
   >   
   > This equation combines the motion of both the wheel and the axle. The 2π*L   
   > term represents the circumference of the circular path made by the axle   
   >   
   > If the wheel also moves 90 degrees vertically during the rotation, then we   
   > also add the vertical movement, which is simply the length of the axle, L,   
   > because the wheel moves up by half its diameter in the vertical direction.   
   > (or down)   
   >   
   > D2=π * d * sqrt(2)+2π*L+L   
   >   
   > Here, 2π*L represents the circular motion of the axle, and L represents the   
   > vertical distance the wheel moves during the rotation.   
   >   
   > You can watch the experiment here:   
   >   
   > https://youtu.be/GeyDf4ooPdo?si=qrxh4EmBG1IhxzkD   
   >   
   > The question is where the additional energy comes from to move L 90 degrees.   
      
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