====== Bicycle Wheel Gyroscope ======
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A bicycle wheel turns freely on an axle that is attached to a short rope. Gyroscopic precession is observed when the spinning bicycle wheel is suspended with the axle oriented horizontally. Application of a torque to the spinning wheel will cause the wheel to realign itself to accommodate the requisite change in angular momentum.

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set-up details

PIRA DCS 1Q50.22