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Asked by: Glenn Hawkins
Subject: Finding Centrifuge
Question: In this way, you can see the angular momentum and centrifuge fully functioning during precession. You will have to do a little thinking and a little work, but not much. I will not explain yet explain the ‘how and why’ of precession.

SIMPLE EXPERIMENT

Lay out double rows of ROUND pencils to roll sideways, about ten on each side. Space the pencils in each row about 1” apart pencil to pencil.

Between them, lay out double rows of pencils to roll upward and downward.

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Obtain a thin 8” x 8” piece of Steriphome and place it on top of the pencils.
Place a precessing gyroscope on the Steriphome and you will see a full measure of centrifuge acting.

If for whatever reason I cannot imagine, you do not believe you see centrifuge clearly and completely acting, let me know and we will go much further into a more elaborate test.

Glenn,
Date: 3 July 2016
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