Asked by Elizabeth

Explain why a rapidly spinning gyroscope, mounted in a frame that allows it to rotate in any direction independently of the frame’s rotation, tends to maintain its axis pointed in the same direction in space.

I just am not getting this!
Answered by bobpursley
Hmmmm. Have you considered what conservation of angular momentum means?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angular_momentum
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