Gyroscope

This is one of the first demos, a gyroscope in the form of a large briefcase, the circular part is a large flywheel. The device starts off in the slot of the large box to the left, a mechanism then starts the flywheel spinning, a light indicates when it is ready to be removed, the person holding the case can then feel the gyroscopic effect of the spinning flywheel.

Science Centre & Planetarium - Wollongong

August 21st 2013
We both decided to spend some time at the Science Centre in Wollongong, we enjoy this sort of thing. We live north of Sydney and Wollongong is way down south so to give us the most time to visit the centre we also had a couple of nights in a hotel in the area. It is a very long time since we visited the area, since a lot of motorways have been built saving at least a hundred traffic lights so the ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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