| 1Q50.20 Bicycle wheel gyro | |||
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| Use: | Spin a bicycle wheel mounted on a long axle with adjustable counterbalance. Common textbook example of precession |  |
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| Setup: | Minor setup. | ||
| Equations: | Precession rate inveresely proportional to spin rate | ||
| Safety Issues: | None | ||
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