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Bicycle Wheel Gyro M-q5c
The bike wheel is hung from its axle by a wire attached to the ceiling; when spun the bike wheel illustrates gyroscope motion nicely. Fishbane Chapter:   10.7 HRW 9th:   11.12 Reese Chapter:   10.912 RHK 5th:   10.5 SJ 3rd Chapter:   10.910 PIRA DCS classification:   1Q50.202

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Physics Lecture Demonstrations at the Department of Physics and Astronomy
The Johns Hopkins University