tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898822357876884968.post6713413367288844822..comments2010-12-15T15:55:16.089-08:00Comments on Nelson6: Smithsonian, Washington DC (Wed.10/24)Kim Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471596238346893388noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898822357876884968.post-4369902956109463672007-11-15T09:13:00.000-08:002007-11-15T09:13:00.000-08:00gyro scopes work because they can't decide which d...gyro scopes work because they can't decide which direction to fall down. when one part of it starts to fall, before the gyro can actually fall in that direction, the disk has moved to the falling part to a diffent point, and so essentially a gyro doesn't fall because when its spinning fast enough its effectively trying to fall in all directions at once, thus it stays level. the same is true for tops and even bicycle wheels and rolling coins!K Klapoetkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749151802674766252noreply@blogger.com