🔬#MESExperiments 18: Gyroscopes Even Rise on a Flimsy Rotating Needle

In #MESExperiments 18 I take my earlier gyro rising on a needle experiments to another level and this time tape the needle onto a flimsy rotating platform; and yet again the gyroscope magically rises! This experiment may quite literally be the only time anyone in the history of the world even bothered to perform such an experiment. This experiment demonstrates that a gyroscope can automatically balance and adjust its position even on a flimsy constantly rotating base and all while still magically rising. And as my earlier gyro experiments have demonstrated this is only possible because gyroscopes produce no centripetal or horizontal forces during precession thus can still operate on a flimsy needle; all of which is unheard of in conventional physics. And interestingly as the gyro slows down the centripetal force or “inertia” reappears and throws the gyro off the flimsy needle much quicker than in my earlier fixed needle gyro experiments.

"Are you not entertained?!"

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Screenshots of the Experiment Progression

The original unedited gyro video is shown here:

The sequence of events is listed below as well as the screenshots of the experiment.

  • Initial gyro angle: 47.5°
  • Time to rise: (0:30 - 0:03) = 27 seconds.
  • Sleep time: (0:39 – 0:30) = 9 seconds.
  • Time to fall: (0:44 – 0:03) = 41 seconds.

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Gyro Weight and Needle Width Measurements

The weight and needle width measurements are illustrated in Experiment 16 and are listed below: @mes/mesexperiments-16-gyroscopes-can-even-rise-on-the-tip-of-a-thin-needle-wow

The weight of the gyroscope is 100.29 grams.

Toy Gyroscope 100.29 g.JPG

Close ups of the needle (from Experiment 16) are shown in the following screenshots.

The needle had a width of about 0.5 mm.

Needle for Gyroscope Experiments 0.3 mm.JPG

Stay Tuned for #MESExperiments 19…


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