Talk:Gyroscope
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I have just completed Eric Laithwaite who was obviously just plain wrong. However, when I read accounts from experts about the nature of his mistake I'm none the wiser. They talk about fast tops and slow tops and are obviously refering to a body of knowledge that I've never managed to find. Can we have some more content here? An account of where Eric Laithwaite went wrong would be really useful Cutler 12:24, 11 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Are flywheels gyroscopes?
This article claims that momentum wheels and flywheels are gyroscopes. Is this true? The definitions I have read state that gyroscopes are devices designed to resist rotation of the spin axis, which is not the purpose of the devices I just mentioned. Obviously, they have this property as a side-effect, but this is not enough to make them gyroscopes. -- Heron 21:29, 25 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Confused
I don't understand much of this entry. Can someone write an easy to understand version? Gyroscopes explained so a kid can understand?
- How about the following introductory paragraph?
- A gyroscope is a wheel spinning on an axle, mounted in a frame which allows the axle to be pointed in different directions. When the wheel spins, its rotating mass causes the axle to point in a fixed direction, and to resist any attempts to change its direction. This makes it useful for navigation, balancing of machinery, and demonstrations in physics classes.
- Please tell me if this is detailed enough, or too simple. --Heron 08:23, 7 Sep 2004 (UTC)
Would it be possible to pick an image with a lighter background to display? It's rather hard to read the names of the parts of the gyroscope with the current green-backed image. -- Guest, 23 Apr, 2005