mojo@kepler.UUCP (Morris Jones) (04/01/86)
I apologize if you feel I'm polluting your group with an inappropriate article. There is no "net.teaching-supplies." :-) I'm a teaching assistant in a motorcycle rider course accredited by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation. During the teaching of the course it would be extremely useful to have a large gyroscope to demonstrate the physical principle behind "countersteering" -- the process of applying pressure to the handlebars in the direction that will force the motorcycle to lean into a turn. When I was in junior high, my science teacher demonstrated gyroscopic forces using what was essentially a bicycle wheel with a pair of handgrips attached to the axle. Many other friends from widely scattered parts of the country have told me they were instructed with a similar device. Do you know where I could find one of these? Please reply by mail. -- Mojo ... Morris Jones, MicroPro Product Development {lll-crg,ptsfa,dual,well,pyramid}!micropro!kepler!mojo