gyroscope

Gyroscopic Self-Leveling Pool Table on a Ship

Posted by John Farrier in Video Clips on February 13, 2012 at 4:57 pm

If you utter the proper incantation, this magical pool table on the cruise ship Radiance of the Seas stays level. So you can’t blame the waves for missing a shot.

-via dman3150

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In Microgravity, a CD Player Becomes a Gyroscope

Posted by Queuebot in Science & Tech, Video Clips on May 24, 2009 at 1:00 pm

[YouTube - Link]

NASA International Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit demonstrates how a spinning CD acts as a stabilizing gyroscope in microgravity. When two and three CD players are combined in perpendicular planes, they provide a relatively stable platform.

– via reddit

From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by Minnesotastan.

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