Recent content by Europeman

Aleph, I never meant to question your knowledge, I just thought I failed to make my question clear to you. Thank you for your new reply. I'm afraid I still don't understand though. What you say would mean that any two-handed action, rotating something with hands on opposite sides, would mean...

I'm having trouble posting a reply... I'll try again, hope I don't post double... Aleph, you're right about the truck, but this is not a truck. Try it, with a bicycle wheel... Read about Gyroscopes, think about this toy, I think it's a Spin Top in English...

The second rotation can never take place. (Unless you mean precession). If it could, gyroscopes would not work! They do, believe me.

Hi there... As English is not my native language I want to apologise up front for any mistakes. I have tried asking my question in a local Dutch forum, but I have not received a satisfactory answer yet. So, I thought I will try internationally. Imagine a fast spinning wheel, like in a...