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Author Topic: Physics Girl and a truly free gyro in zero-gravity!  (Read 4994 times)

lincolnrick

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Re: Physics Girl and a truly free gyro in zero-gravity!
« Reply #15 on: May 29, 2020, 10:49:06 AM »

Very cool. So interesting to see how the koma spun in mid-air during the zero-g ride.
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Jeremy McCreary

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Re: Throwing a top with a rope in zero gravity!
« Reply #16 on: May 29, 2020, 02:58:26 PM »

I was browsing Japanese koma videos on youtube ... and was greatly rewarded starting at 14:50...

I didn't know that the Japanese had a (smaller) version of the vomit plane. I had dreamed of throwing a top while riding one.

You and me both!

One thing for sure, you can't get a ride like that at Disneyland! Read that it's hard to fly the exact parabolic trajectory needed to maximize the weightless interval. So your average charter might not deliver without lots of practice.
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