Neatorama » gyroscope http://www.neatorama.com The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:26:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Gyroscopic Self-Leveling Pool Table on a Ship http://www.neatorama.com/2012/02/13/gyroscopic-self-leveling-pool-table-on-a-ship/ http://www.neatorama.com/2012/02/13/gyroscopic-self-leveling-pool-table-on-a-ship/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:57:10 +0000 John Farrier http://www.neatorama.com/?p=60794

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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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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.

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From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by Minnesotastan.

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