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On 06-Feb-25 8:03 pm, Corey White wrote:
> Gyroscopes and Relativity
> 
> Gyroscopes are well-known for their ability to maintain stability and 
> resist
> changes in orientation. Their behavior is governed by precession, a
> principle that describes how a spinning object responds to external forces.
> However, beyond the classical explanations of angular momentum and torque,
> there may be a deeper connection to relativity and time dilation. By
> examining how rotational motion interacts with the fabric of spacetime, we
> can explore the possibility that gyroscopes experience a form of
> gravitational resistance due to relativistic effects.
> 
> Precession: Why a Gyroscope Falls in a Spiral Path
> 
> If you drop a spinning gyroscope alongside a regular object, the gyroscope
> will not simply fall straight down. Instead, it follows a spiral path,
> hitting the ground slightly after the other object. This delay is
> traditionally explained by precession, where a force applied to a spinning
> object causes its motion to shift perpendicular to the applied force rather
> than directly in the expected direction.
> 
> Precession occurs because of angular momentum. When gravity pulls down on a
> spinning gyroscope, it does not simply fall; instead, the force causes the
> direction of its spin to shift. This results in a spiraling motion rather
> than a direct descent. But there may be another explanation—one that
> involves the effects of relativity on rotational motion.
> 
> Time Dilation in a Rotating Wheel
> 
> To test this idea, imagine a heavy wheel mounted on an axle, spinning
> rapidly in a vertical plane. If you rotate the axle in a horizontal plane
> while the wheel is still spinning, the wheel will either float upward or
> sink downward, depending on the direction of rotation.
> 
>  From the perspective of the Earth, the spinning wheel is moving on a 
> verical
> plane. When the axle is rotated horizontally, the wheel’s motion expands
> into additional directions, creating a more complex spiraling path. This
> extended path means that the wheel moves a greater distance in the same
> amount of time.
> 
> According to the principles of relativity, when an object moves through
> space in a longer path while maintaining the same time frame, time dilation
> occurs. In other words, time slows down within the rotating system compared
> to its surroundings. If this effect is strong enough, it could cause the
> gyroscope to experience a slower descent relative to the Earth, creating an
> apparent "anti-gravity" effect.
> 
> No Limit to Rotational Speed
> 
> One of the most intriguing aspects of this theory is that rotation is not
> limited by the speed of light. Unlike linear motion, where an object’s
> velocity cannot exceed the speed of light, a wheel can theoretically spin a
> million number of times per second without violating relativity.
> 
> Before the axle is rotated, every point on the spinning wheel is moving up
> and down, left and right, within its original vertical plane. But when the
> wheel's axis is rotated, those same points begin moving in new directions,
> altering the motion of the system as a whole. This change in direction
> creates a spiral trajectory that increases the total distance traveled by
> the wheel's components in a given time frame.
> 
> Because the wheel’s rotation is not constrained by the speed of light, it
> can reach extreme rotational speeds without changing its relative position
> to the Earth. As a result, the wheel’s movement interacts with spacetime
> differently than a typical falling object. This could explain why the
> gyroscope seems to resist gravity momentarily before stabilizing.
> 
> Why the Effect Stops in a Horizontal Plane
> 
> If time dilation is responsible for this behavior, then the anti-gravity
> effect should disappear once the wheel reaches a purely horizontal
> orientation. At this point, all of its motion is confined to a single
> plane, meaning there is no additional change in direction to extend the
> path further. Without a continuously increasing trajectory, the conditions
> for time dilation weaken, and the wheel behaves normally once again.
> 
> This suggests that the relationship between rotation, precession, and time
> dilation is not constant but dependent on the complexity of the wheel’s
> motion. When a spinning object undergoes a continuous change in direction
> across multiple planes, its interaction with gravity may be fundamentally
> different than previously thought.
> 
> Watch it here:
> 
> https://youtu.be/GeyDf4ooPdo?si=qrxh4EmBG1IhxzkD
> 

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