Hi ... (RE: Right-hand Rule),
I hope I have interpreted your question correctly - i.e., as a question about what the Right-hand Rule is...
Say you wish to take the cross product of two vectors in 3-space, \vec{a}\times\vec{b}=\vec{c}, then the resultant vector, \vec{c}, is perpendicular...
Perhaps this might help?
Hi,
Perhaps the following experiment might help.
Think about being on a merry-go-round. If you are close to the center and leaped straight up into the air, your horizontal speed would not be very great - you would land on the merry-go-round almost at the point...
Double gyros...
Hi wysard,
Basically, let's assume the mechanical setup is ideal, that is, it is perfectly balanced with perfect frictionless bearings and infinitely rigid support and axle rod. Thus when the double gyro is rotated, even though each gyro by itself will place a perpendicular...
Done the experiment ...
Hi all,
I've done the experiment with two lecture gyroscopes each spinning at about 10K rpm mounted on the same axis:
Spinning in opposite directions -> no gyroscopic stabilization (acts just as if the gyroscopes were not spinning, ie., the gyroscopes fall over...