| A14-1 | Gyroscope, Bicycle wheel. |
| Purpose: | To demonstrate gyroscopic force, the conservation of angular momentum about a vertical axis. |
| Description: | A bicycle wheel can turn freely on ball bearings and has a handle at each end of its axle. An instructor standing on a rotating platform with the bicycle wheel turning may show the conservation of angular momentum, centripetal force, and precession. A spin of the wheel with the hand gives a sufficient velocity. If the instructor turns the wheel over , he will receives an angular velocity in the opposite direction. |
| References: | Mu-1. |
| Equipment: | bicycle wheel with handle, rotating platform. |