Gyroscope from WWII [🎞️ storyy_teller]

Mama tiger and her cub. ☺️

A WWII-era gyroscope is a fascinating piece of technology. It was crucial for navigation and stability in aircraft and naval vessels during the war, helping to guide and stabilize them under challenging conditions.

It’s wild how these have been shrunk into microchips that fit in smartphones.

It was also in the space shuttle! I recall one of the issues was that it could lock up if two of the axises aligned.

Impressive for 80 year old tech

What technology goes into what products?

My dad had one of those in his garage for as long as I can remember. I think he said it was from a B-17, but I could be wrong about that.

gyroscopes were a common toy when i was a kid

This is what they look like now. There are three of them in this chip. $16.95 at Sparkfun.

It’s cool