For gyroscopes, what happens with forces applied @ all 3 axis?

Subject: For gyroscopes, what happens with forces applied @ all 3 axis?

Date: Sun Feb 7 20:38:46 1999
Posted by John E. Keith
Grade level: nonaligned
School: n/a
City: Mesa State/Province: Arizona
Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 918441526.Ph

Message:


right-hand-rule says a force applied will cause a rotation of 90 
degrees, two forces at right angles will cause a 180 degree flip. 
What will a force at all 3 axis do? There's no place to flip 90 
degrees to all 3 forces, but the energy has to go somewhere.

Re: For gyroscopes, what happens with forces applied @ all 3 axis?

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