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Asked by: Micheal Labelle
Subject: Gyroscope balance requirments
Question: if a gyroscope was being used to balance an unbalanced object, would the gyroscope have to be heavier than the object and if so by how much?
Date: 16 September 2004
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Answer: webmaster - 20/01/2007 17:39:36
 No it doesn’t need to be heavier. The amount of force the gyroscope produces depends on three factors its size/shape, the speed it is rotating and the weight/mass of the gyroscope. So a large diameter gyroscope, running at a high speed can balance an object which is heavier than the gyroscope.

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