DIY Electric Gyroscope

I made this fun little electric gyroscope and uploaded this video of it working. At first it is kind of hard to believe.

The Green sphere rotates at high RPM using a 4.5 Volt battery pack and a CD player motor.

This video uses no tricks, this is the original footage edited together and it does not use any wires or suspension...

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• gyroscope
• electric
• DIY
• homemade
• amazing
• fast
• optical
• cool
• gyro
• MAKE
• sphere
• ball

[macchesney]

would it stay up if you put it on a pivot?

[rcran]

With Full Battery, I can put the edge of the disc on the top of a wine bottle and it will stay. In fact, if the battery gets low and it falls, when it hits the ground, the disc flexes and it acts like suspension.

[rcran]

I have thought about it several times. The only problem is, I can't seem to find a supplier of spheres that size. They need be spheres, and hollow. If someone could suggest something, I would consider it. They need to be about 4.5 inches spherically. Any ideas?

[rcran]

Oh, and then need to be light. For example, the one I used is made of tin.

[AssemblerGuy]

Looks like the best kitten entertainment gadget I've seen for a long time...

[Glandrid]

Man, what's up with the music? You made gyroscopes terrifying!

[Wolverine131455]

What's with all the conspiracy stuff on the gyroscope videos?

[BronzeProductions]

@xKnight21x I am pretty sure was happy to upload this video. I don't know why people gave you thumbs down. I bet if we asked rcran if he was happy to show his/her electric gyroscope, he/she would probably agree.

[PsionNinja]

something the scare the cats with >:)

[xKnight21x]

ok...

[Ulrich2500izme]

@xKnight21x

Fuck off.

[BackeB]

u made this...? why? why oh why? :P

[xKnight21x]

Highly agreed......very gay

[guitarguy2000]

its cannon but all fucked... well it is at the begining at least