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Subject: Re: Gyroscope python visualization
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On 02/08/2025 02:47 AM, Mikko wrote:
> On 2025-02-08 01:21:06 +0000, Corey White said:
>
>> If you drop a spinning gyroscope alongside a regular object, the
>> gyroscope
>>  will not simply fall straight down.  It will  follow a slower spiraling
>>  path and land after the other object.
>
> If you drop it in vacuum it falls straight down. If you drop it in
> air you may get aerodyanmic effects that depend on the shape and
> orientation of the gyroscope.
>

Sedov has "gyroscopic forces" as basically anything un-linear.

Nutation of a top is the usual wonder.