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INTRODUCTION
The distribution of the mass of rotating body with respect to its axis of rotation has a great effect on the change of the angular velocity provided the angular momentum is constant. A gyroscope is a simple and interesting object that can reach high speeds and still stay standing.
DRIVING QUESTIONS
Can a human gyroscope imitate the object and be just as quick? Can we live the life of a bacteria riding the gyroscope by actually riding a human gyroscope?
MATERIALS
Human Gyroscope and Power outlet
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PROCEDURES
Get on the gyroscope seats
Buckle up
Bring the safety harness down to desired position from the chest, but still tight.
Tie the passengers hands to the safety harness
Tie the passengers feet to the flat surface attached to the gyro.
Turn on the gyroscope
Spin the gyroscope horizontally manually with hands.
Use the leverage to spin the human gyroscope clockwise or counterclockwise.
Have fun
SAFETY REGULATIONS
Freedom from harm or danger
SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLE
Angular momentum when rotating bodies show the same reluctance to a change in their angular velocity as bodies moving in a straight line to do a change their linear velocities.
Conservation of angular momentum - when angular momentum is conserved in an isolated system where no external couples act.
Torque- when an object tends to rotate around an object it's usually attached to due to tension; whether it being gravity or something tied to a string around in this case to gimbals.
Circular Motion-the tendency for an object to rotate along the circumference path.
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