Physicists Waker Lewis explains the physics behind the gyroscope precision

Precession not "precision".

@helen44767171 Gyroscopic precession.

Precession not precision

Motorcycle counter steering...

It's Walter Lewin not Lewis

@wickedcece315 That’s fascinating.

It's Walter Lewin... not Waker Lewis.

Why!?!?

Why does this happen @grok?

It's Walter Lewin's classic demo of gyroscopic precession. The fast-spinning wheel has angular momentum along its axle. Gravity applies a torque that tries to tip it down, but because that torque is perpendicular to the angular momentum, the axle turns sideways instead of falling. The result is steady horizontal precession around the support string.

@RobLogic Yes, but why, why. Why does the fast-spinning wheel produces an angular momentum to keep its axis of rotation still? :-)

Spinning gives every particle circling momentum. Their combined angular momentum L points straight along the axle. Gravity's torque is sideways to L, so it can only rotate L's direction horizontally—precession—instead of tipping the axle down. Faster spin = larger L = stronger resistance to any change in orientation.

@RobLogic Ah, ok. ¡Thanks! ;-)

@RobLogic You're welcome! Glad it made sense.

precession. Not precision.

My favorite part was when the wheel was turning

Walter Levin!

Walter used to have two different socks on. It was more artsy. He taught some X-ray binary stuff in Amsterdam many years ago.

This is the pendulum professor.

Does it works in vakuum (no air space) @grok ?

Teachers like this are pure solid gold!

Precession not precision (AI?)

This movie is a masterpiece 🔥❤️

precession/prəˈseSHən/

It’s Wanker Lewis

this is how my motorcycle works bro

Precision about precession

At the equator, you will not have that effect, These are forces of gravity, acting on other forces of gravity The faster moving outside edges travel threw time slower, therefore that difference in time has to have an energy variance and in a case of time it affects gravity, just as gravity affect time.

Don't you mean gyroscope PROGRESSION?

dude , knows how to get weight off the ground...proper...

Walter Lewis and NOT Waker Lewis..

ジャイロを軸受に仕込んだ 「宇宙(または地球)ゴマ」でも 同じ回転現象は起こる。 地球ゴマの歳差運動 @YouTubeより

It's Walter Lewin ...

My calculus III professor was an old-school biker and spent an entire lecture doing the math on this. Good memories.

Procession

Cool explanation! Gyroscopes always fascinate me. 🤯