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GYROSCOPES: WALKING GYROSCOPES








EQUIPMENT
    redball.gif (326 bytes) Gyroscope
    redball.gif (326 bytes) Wire Frame ("Legs" for the Gyroscope)
    redball.gif (326 bytes) Inclined Plane with Two Parallel Rods
    redball.gif (326 bytes) Motor Tool Starter
    redball.gif (326 bytes) Fifth Item



NARRATIVE
            A gyroscope is connected to a wire frame which constitutes its "legs". This system is held on an inclined plane by two rods that are parallel to the length of the plane. Depending on the direction of the rotation of the gyroscope, it can be made to walk up or down the plane.