2007-09-21 11:33:08 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
There are two trains of thought:
-Centrifugal force
-Inertia balanced by opposing inertia forces
Pretty cool huh?
2007-09-21 11:43:56 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. Me 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
If a top is spinning around a vertical axis and then tilts, the angular momentum of the top has changed because it depends on the axis of rotation and has a direction not just a rotational velocity. It takes an applied force to change the angular momentum, and if the top is initially spinning fast , gravity's action on it does not provide enough force to change the axis of rotation until the spin slows down.
2007-09-21 21:38:33 · answer #2 · answered by meg 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Due to Precession. Horizontal oscillations are minimized while spinning and leads to stability...
2007-09-21 18:44:25 · answer #3 · answered by Prince D 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋