Weight of Fast Rotating Gyro - Does Angular Velocity Increase Weight?

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there is a gyro...

put it on an electronic scales which has a smooth surface...it shows the weight is M.

then, let it rotate... keep increasing the angular velocity...

will the weight display increase? or else?
 
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Does its rest energy increase? Where "rest" refers to the center of mass of the object, not to its parts.
Proper scales measure the rest energy of objects.