Change Player Size
Watch this video in a new window

Gyroscopically stabilized CD player in microgravity

Saturday Morning Science: Gyroscopically stabilized CD-player(s) in microgravity onboard the International Space Station. (April 26, 2003) -- In his final episode of Saturday Morning Science, Expe...  
 
Customize

More From: benwl

QuickList(0)

Featured Videos

Upgrade to Flash Player 10 for improved playback performance. Upgrade Now or get more info.
691 ratings
Sign in to rate
258,351 views
Want to add to Favorites? Sign In or Sign Up now!
Want to add to Playlists? Sign In or Sign Up now!
Want to flag a video? Sign In or Sign Up now!

Statistics & Data

Loading...

Video Responses (0)

This video has no Responses. Be the first to Post a Video Response.
Sign in to post a Comment

Text Comments (569)   Options

Loading...
DavidGPeters (1 week ago) Show Hide
 0
Marked as spam
How old are you? This is the kind of questions my 7yrs old daughter keeps asking me. Like why can't you put a man's brain into a chicken. Same kind of question as your "ideas for creating electricity that never runs out"....
DavidGPeters (1 week ago) Show Hide
+1
Marked as spam
Nah, the thing is called "Nutation" and the Astronaut/Engineer doesn't understand it himself since he keeps calling it "nasty oscillations". "Precession" would happen only if he'd KEEP pressing against the players with his fingers. As soon as the finger looses contact with the player, the player stops precession but keeps nutating.
sota6065 (1 week ago) Show Hide
 0
Marked as spam
Thanks for the clarification, sorry if my note was smarmy... If we spin a gyroscope on earth then, the force of gravity keeps precession going, but if we toss the gyro up in the air afterward, the off axis rotation of the gyro is nutation, do I have that correct , at least in a general sense?
DavidGPeters (1 week ago) Show Hide
 0
Marked as spam
Exactly -- this example definition of yours probably is actually about the shortest and (still entirely correct) differentiation between precession and nutation anywhere ;)
kamalmichael (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
 0
Marked as spam
need one these in ur suit
Elliotvisualeffects (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
+1
Marked as spam
It is not zero gravity in space there is always some gravity. Ice rocks beyond pluto are still affected by our suns gravity. So our satelites would experience gravity. Places with the lowest gravity are found in regions distant from galaxies.
RazielKain (1 week ago) Show Hide
 0
Marked as spam
F=Gm1*m2/r^2
G= constant
m1 and m2 are two masses
r is the distance
there is always some kind of gravity even if they cancel each other out
brumanima (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
 -2
Marked as spam
does gyroscope work in space?
gavincurtis (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
+3
Marked as spam
Of course they work in space. If they didn't, lot of satellites would be entering the atmosphere.
sota6065 (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
 0
Marked as spam
clockwise from the top of the player.

Would you like to comment?

Join YouTube for a free account, or sign in if you are already a member.