Portable CD Players Make Cheap Space Gyroscopes

May 24, 2009 by Geeks are Sexy | 1 comment

In the following video, International Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit demonstrates gyroscopic spin stabilization via the help of several portable CD players which, in microgravity, are spinning and, at the same time, not spinning.

[Via Neatorama]

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One Response to “Portable CD Players Make Cheap Space Gyroscopes”

  1. Adam says:
    May 25, 2009 at 12:27 pm

    They have FAR too much time on their hands….lol

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