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	[[File:Gyroscope_precession.gif\|400px\|framed\|right\|Figure 1. A rotating gyroscope, with the angular momentum vector pointing upwards, exhibits gyroscopic motion as it resists falling over.<ref>"Gyroscope precession". Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gyroscope_precession.gif#mediaviewer/File:Gyroscope_precession.gif</ref>]]		[[File:Gyroscope_precession.gif\|400px\|framed\|right\|Figure 1. A rotating gyroscope, with the angular momentum vector pointing upwards, exhibits gyroscopic motion as it resists falling over.<ref>"Gyroscope precession". Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gyroscope_precession.gif#mediaviewer/File:Gyroscope_precession.gif</ref>]]
			<onlyinclude>'''Gyroscopic motion''' describes a rotating object's tendency to keep spinning in the same direction. For example a rotating top falls over if it's not spinning but when spinning it doesn't seem to fall. A rotating object has angular momentum which must be conserved. The object will resist any change in its axis of rotation, as a change in orientation will result in a change in angular momentum.</onlyinclude><ref>PIVoT, “Kinetic Energy of Rotation; Moment of Inertia,” 2013. [Online]. Available: http://curricula2.mit.edu/pivot/book/ph1204.html?acode=0x0200. </ref>

	~~<onlyinclude>'''~~Gyroscopic motion''' is the tendency of a rotating object to maintain the orientation of its rotation. A rotating object possesses angular momentum and this momentum must be conserved.</onlyinclude> The object will resist any change in its axis of rotation, as a change in orientation will result in a change in angular momentum.<ref>PIVoT, “Kinetic Energy of Rotation; Moment of Inertia,” 2013. [Online]. Available: http://curricula2.mit.edu/pivot/book/ph1204.html?acode=0x0200. </ref> This idea is most obvious when playing with a top. The faster the top spins the ~~more likely it is to stay upright, and~~ it will wobble while it spins. The Earth also has gyroscopic motion (and has wobbles leading to [[Milankovitch cycle]]s. This same physics is part of why bicycles stay upright (and why ~~people need~~ to lean to turn a bicycle, see [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/mechanics/bicycle.html hyperphysics]).		* Gyroscopic motion is most obvious when playing with a gyroscopic top. The faster the top spins the better it resists falling over. Note the top will wobble while it spins.
			* The Earth also has gyroscopic motion (and has wobbles, leading to [[Milankovitch cycle]]s).
			* This same physics is part of why bicycles stay upright (and why you to ''lean'' to turn a bicycle, see [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/mechanics/bicycle.html hyperphysics]).
			* Gyroscopic motion is used in inertial navigation systems with airplanes and space ships.<ref>Sheryl Stovall "Basic Inertial Navigation" found: http://fas.org/spp/military/program/nav/basicnav.pdf accessed 2014-07-11</ref>

	Gyroscopic motion is used in inertial navigation systems with airplanes and space ships.<ref>Sheryl Stovall "Basic Inertial Navigation" found: http://fas.org/spp/military/program/nav/basicnav.pdf accessed 2014-07-11</ref> Gyroscopic motion can create problems with [[flywheel]]s. Additionally, gyroscopic motion can cause catastrophic failure in [[wind turbine]]s.<ref>http://www.dewi.de/dewi/fileadmin/pdf/publications/Magazin_15/12.pdf</ref> This comes from the tendency for a spinning object to want to keep spinning in the same direction.		Gyroscopic motion can also create problems with [[flywheel]]s. Additionally, gyroscopic motion can cause catastrophic failure in [[wind turbine]]s.<ref>http://www.dewi.de/dewi/fileadmin/pdf/publications/Magazin_15/12.pdf</ref> This comes from the tendency for a spinning object to want to keep spinning in the same direction.

	Below is a video from Veritasium explaining the unique phenomenon of gyroscopic motion and precession. It contains an interesting demo using a spinning bicycle wheel:		Below is a video from Veritasium explaining the unique phenomenon of gyroscopic motion and precession. It contains an interesting demo using a spinning bicycle wheel:
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	You can learn more about gyroscopic motion [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/gyr.html here].		You can learn more about gyroscopic motion [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/gyr.html here].

			== For Further Reading ==

			* [[Vector]]
			* [[Torque]]
			* [[Milankovitch cycle]]
			* [[Flywheel]]
			* Or explore a [[Special:Random\|random page]]

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	[[File:Gyroscope_precession.gif\|400px\|framed\|right\|Figure 1. A rotating gyroscope, with the angular momentum vector pointing upwards, exhibits gyroscopic motion as it resists falling over.<ref>"Gyroscope precession". Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gyroscope_precession.gif#mediaviewer/File:Gyroscope_precession.gif</ref>]]		[[File:Gyroscope_precession.gif\|400px\|framed\|right\|Figure 1. A rotating gyroscope, with the angular momentum vector pointing upwards, exhibits gyroscopic motion as it resists falling over.<ref>"Gyroscope precession". Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gyroscope_precession.gif#mediaviewer/File:Gyroscope_precession.gif</ref>]]

	<onlyinclude>'''Gyroscopic motion''' is the tendency of a rotating object to maintain the orientation of its rotation. A rotating object possesses angular momentum and this momentum must be conserved.</onlyinclude> The object will resist any change in its axis of rotation, as a change in orientation will result in a change in angular momentum.<ref>PIVoT, “Kinetic Energy of Rotation; Moment of Inertia,” 2013. [Online]. Available: http://curricula2.mit.edu/pivot/book/ph1204.html?acode=0x0200. </ref> This idea is most obvious when playing with a top. The faster the top spins the more likely it is to stay upright, and it will wobble while it spins. The Earth also has gyroscopic motion (and has wobbles leading to [[Milankovitch ~~cycles~~]]. This same physics is part of why bicycles stay upright (and why people need to lean to turn a bicycle, see [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/mechanics/bicycle.html hyperphysics]).		<onlyinclude>'''Gyroscopic motion''' is the tendency of a rotating object to maintain the orientation of its rotation. A rotating object possesses angular momentum and this momentum must be conserved.</onlyinclude> The object will resist any change in its axis of rotation, as a change in orientation will result in a change in angular momentum.<ref>PIVoT, “Kinetic Energy of Rotation; Moment of Inertia,” 2013. [Online]. Available: http://curricula2.mit.edu/pivot/book/ph1204.html?acode=0x0200. </ref> This idea is most obvious when playing with a top. The faster the top spins the more likely it is to stay upright, and it will wobble while it spins. The Earth also has gyroscopic motion (and has wobbles leading to [[Milankovitch cycle]]s. This same physics is part of why bicycles stay upright (and why people need to lean to turn a bicycle, see [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/mechanics/bicycle.html hyperphysics]).

	Gyroscopic motion is used in inertial navigation systems with airplanes and space ships.<ref>Sheryl Stovall "Basic Inertial Navigation" found: http://fas.org/spp/military/program/nav/basicnav.pdf accessed 2014-07-11</ref> Gyroscopic motion can create problems with [[flywheel]]s. Additionally, gyroscopic motion can cause catastrophic failure in [[wind turbine]]s.<ref>http://www.dewi.de/dewi/fileadmin/pdf/publications/Magazin_15/12.pdf</ref> This comes from the tendency for a spinning object to want to keep spinning in the same direction.		Gyroscopic motion is used in inertial navigation systems with airplanes and space ships.<ref>Sheryl Stovall "Basic Inertial Navigation" found: http://fas.org/spp/military/program/nav/basicnav.pdf accessed 2014-07-11</ref> Gyroscopic motion can create problems with [[flywheel]]s. Additionally, gyroscopic motion can cause catastrophic failure in [[wind turbine]]s.<ref>http://www.dewi.de/dewi/fileadmin/pdf/publications/Magazin_15/12.pdf</ref> This comes from the tendency for a spinning object to want to keep spinning in the same direction.

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[[File:Gyroscope_precession.gif|400px|framed|right|Figure 1. A rotating gyroscope, with the angular momentum vector pointing upwards, exhibits gyroscopic motion as it resists falling over.<ref>"Gyroscope precession". Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gyroscope_precession.gif#mediaviewer/File:Gyroscope_precession.gif</ref>]]

<onlyinclude>'''Gyroscopic motion''' is the tendency of a rotating object to maintain the orientation of its rotation. A rotating object possesses angular momentum and this momentum must be conserved.</onlyinclude> The object will resist any change in its axis of rotation, as a change in orientation will result in a change in angular momentum.<ref>PIVoT, “Kinetic Energy of Rotation; Moment of Inertia,” 2013. [Online]. Available: http://curricula2.mit.edu/pivot/book/ph1204.html?acode=0x0200. </ref> This idea is most obvious when playing with a top. The faster the top spins the more likely it is to stay upright, and it will wobble while it spins. The Earth also has gyroscopic motion (and has wobbles leading to [[Milankovitch cycles]]. This same physics is part of why bicycles stay upright (and why people need to lean to turn a bicycle, see [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/mechanics/bicycle.html hyperphysics]).

Gyroscopic motion is used in inertial navigation systems with airplanes and space ships.<ref>Sheryl Stovall "Basic Inertial Navigation" found: http://fas.org/spp/military/program/nav/basicnav.pdf accessed 2014-07-11</ref> Gyroscopic motion can create problems with [[flywheel]]s. Additionally, gyroscopic motion can cause catastrophic failure in [[wind turbine]]s.<ref>http://www.dewi.de/dewi/fileadmin/pdf/publications/Magazin_15/12.pdf</ref> This comes from the tendency for a spinning object to want to keep spinning in the same direction.

Below is a video from Veritasium explaining the unique phenomenon of gyroscopic motion and precession. It contains an interesting demo using a spinning bicycle wheel:

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You can learn more about gyroscopic motion [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/gyr.html here].
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