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jim in paris

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defying gravity ///
« on: July 07, 2011, 02:56:19 AM »

hi all :

when you look at the "long wirewalker" video posted by M Magyar
and the one about the gyro-cycle top posted by Ta0
there's an obvious connection : to show , prove , demonstrate , the ingenuity of humans against the forces of the universe :   defying gravity !
one wonders why this metal toy doesn't fall off the rail, we almost wish it would do
with the long wirewalker there's an additional notion of danger: the kids lined-up as in a sacrifice ; it provides a strong dramatic effect to the gyroscopic forces behind...
 a good gyro-flop, with a long standstill produces the same kind of effect ,

conclusion ? i don't know , to be continued ....


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Re: defying gravity ///
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2011, 09:24:23 AM »

Definitely. The apparent "defying the law of gravity" is one of the reasons I am attracted to tops.
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