Gyroscopes, Beakmania & the Heart
- Episode aired Sep 23, 1995
- TV-PG
- 28m
Asked why it is easy to stay balanced on a moving bicycle, Beakman uses the opportunity to explain the workings of the gyroscope. After calling on Professor Boring for a definition, Beakman ... Read allAsked why it is easy to stay balanced on a moving bicycle, Beakman uses the opportunity to explain the workings of the gyroscope. After calling on Professor Boring for a definition, Beakman simplifies matters by revealing that a gyroscope is something that spins on an axis, such ... Read allAsked why it is easy to stay balanced on a moving bicycle, Beakman uses the opportunity to explain the workings of the gyroscope. After calling on Professor Boring for a definition, Beakman simplifies matters by revealing that a gyroscope is something that spins on an axis, such as a spinning ice skater or the planet Earth. Although he uses a spinning coin to illustra... Read all