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A wooden box on a weighing scale weighs 1 kg. Inside the box is a gyroscope which is set spinning, and the box is now tilted at 45 degrees to the vertical and maintains this position due to the gyroscope inside.
What is the weight shown on the scale - is it 1 kg or less than 1 kg? Why is this?
Some contradictory answers here:
http://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/33866/does-a-toy-top-weigh-less-when-it-is-spinning
What is the weight shown on the scale - is it 1 kg or less than 1 kg? Why is this?
Some contradictory answers here:
http://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/33866/does-a-toy-top-weigh-less-when-it-is-spinning