good answer!
David

"M. Adam Davis" wrote:

> His claim is false.  The only effect that a gyroscope has is that it
> resists rotation.  To get levitation you'd have to have a device that
> resists translation (movement along the x, y and z axis').
>
> Problem with devices that resist translation is that they'd fly off the
> earth at incredible speeds, which, while interesting to watch (from a
> distance) is not a necessarily practical (or useful) technology, even if
> it were possible.  Motion can only be measured relative to something
> else, and I doubt one could create a device that resists translation AND
> moves relative to the earth.
>
> Physics encompasses larger areas than a small workshop, and too many
> people fail to take the universe into account.
>
> -Adam
>
> Jinx wrote:
>
> >>I don't even understand why people think the technology is so
> >>innovative. Do people not realize that controls engineers have
> >>been stabilizing unstable systems with feedback for a long time?
> >>
> >
> >The technology would be very familiar to anyone interested in flight
> >or aerospace
> >
> >In fact, I heard a man on the talkback this morning who expanded
> >on simple gyros. You start with a gyro spun at high speed. The
> >container that the gyro is in is spun at high speed at 90 degrees
> >to the rotation of the inner gyro. Then the whole is spun at 90 degrees
> >to that (ie spinning in the X Y and Z axes), all in a vacuum to reduce
> >friction and power input. His claim (he says is backed and supported
> >by engineers world-wide) is that the end effect is levitation
> >
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