I've seen various shows on researchers looking into gyroscopes as a means of propulsion. Does this really work? Has anyone actually built a device that is propelled by processional motion?
2007-01-22 09:43:45 · 3 answers · asked by Kender_fury 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
The show was "Beyond 2000" They showed a device that consisted of two gyroscopes mounted on lever arms that moved. They hung the device from a rope conected to some pullys with a counter-weight on the othe end of the rope. Because the lifting force was so weak they had to use this setup to show the lift.
2007-01-23 05:15:39 · update #1
As Steve N says, you can store energy in them but that is very different from propulsion. Where did you see such a show? To be able to manipulate angular momentum to say suddenly levitate a weight seems impossible to me, but would love to be proven wrong. Leave us a note if you can remember seeing the show on Discovery Science or PBS or wherever.
2007-01-22 12:18:08 · answer #1 · answered by SAN 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The gyroscope is only being used to store energy. The spin is then converted to electricity at the gyro. slow.
This does not involve processional motion. However, try out one of those gyroscopic excersize balls. The potential is enormous.
2007-01-22 10:21:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a round-a-bout way to build a perpetual motion machine. Theoretically impossible.
But, hey, if someone wants to put time into testing it, maybe we can learn something from their failures.
2007-01-22 10:06:33 · answer #3 · answered by luck d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋