GyroXtreme - Houston Museum of Natural Science

The principles of physics - up close! The GyroXtreme has 2 kinds of motion: along the first axis, the cage holding 2 passengers can spin as a traditional gyroscope does, at right angles to the bottom of the seats and perpendicular to the ground. This is comparable to spinning like a ballerina.

The second spin axis is parallel to the seat bottoms, connected at waist level to the riders' cage. This is similar to the motion of a gymnast spinning around a bar.

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