Gyroscopic Precession Helping you to Ride a Motorcycle

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  • Опубліковано 24 сер 2022
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    Link to full video explaining gyroscopic precession:
    • Gyroscopes - How do th...
    This is a quick demonstration of gyroscopic precession and why it is easier to maintain balance on a motorcycle when you're moving as opposed to being at rest. There are other forces at play such as centripetal forces. These centripetal forces and the handlebars on a bicycle will play a larger role at low speeds. However, on a motorcycle with larger mass and higher speeds, leaning to turn will have a larger factor into the stability of the bike. It still won’t be the only factor, and counter-steering will always be important, but even at slower speeds, gyroscopic precession helps to turn those handlebars. If you like it, please like and subscribe to support more videos and experiments. If you are a high school math, chemistry or physics student, then check out my channel and website for lots of videos to help you out.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 54

  • @Kokice5
    @Kokice5 Рік тому +48

    This is why i love gyroscopes

    • @PhysicsTeacherYT
      @PhysicsTeacherYT  Рік тому +4

      Same! They are everywhere but most people normally don't recognize them.

    • @TrashCommentReporter
      @TrashCommentReporter Рік тому +3

      Me too
      I really want a gyroscope toy but ill probably do nothing else but play with it all day

    • @PhysicsTeacherYT
      @PhysicsTeacherYT  Рік тому

      I completely understand!

  • @erraticToaster92
    @erraticToaster92 5 місяців тому +14

    I had no idea a bike is a gyroscope!

    • @PhysicsTeacherYT
      @PhysicsTeacherYT  5 місяців тому +7

      Yes 👍 Anything with mass that rotates will be one.

  • @PhysicsTeacherYT
    @PhysicsTeacherYT  Рік тому +15

    I will make another video in the future explaining what gyroscopic precession is and how it works. I also want to mention that bicycles are complex machines and other forces such as centrifugal forces will also play a role in the bike's stability. The more mass and speed you have, the greater the role of gyroscopic torques.
    Gyroscopic Precession Explained!
    ua-cam.com/video/xke6liWm2LI/v-deo.html

    • @PhysicsTeacherYT
      @PhysicsTeacherYT  11 місяців тому +1

      Here is the full video explaining gyroscopic precession. Enjoy 😊
      Gyroscopic Precession Explained!
      ua-cam.com/video/xke6liWm2LI/v-deo.html

    • @westernpigeon
      @westernpigeon 7 місяців тому +1

      please post it in the description as we cannot open it on mobile

    • @PhysicsTeacherYT
      @PhysicsTeacherYT  7 місяців тому

      @@westernpigeonI tried adding the link to the description. Let me know if it doesn’t work. Thanks

    • @MKYTGame
      @MKYTGame 6 місяців тому

      @@PhysicsTeacherYTh

  • @alicechromatica9125
    @alicechromatica9125 2 дні тому

    This is the best explanation for explaining precession and for explaining bikes. Thank you. I will subscribe and recommend your channel for my students.

  • @Crazedpanda999
    @Crazedpanda999 2 години тому

    Yes this is true but also don’t forget the arguably more important part, the fact that the center of the wheel is in front of where it connects to the steering. When you are riding and you make a right turn you can completely make that turn using no hands due to this effect. When your turning the force of the ground pushes up on the wheel, and because the force is directed in front of the steering column it turns the wheel towards where you are going, you can try this when you are not moving sit on a bike with your feet on the ground and lean to one side with most of your body weight on the seat you will see your tire turns towards the direction you are leaning. Also a second thing helping you is the g-forces you get when you turn. When you lean a bike to the side when moving your tires start to turn to the direction making you turn, but the momentum is still going in a straight line therefore you are pushed left in this scenario, gravity is pulling you down so as long as you don’t turn too quick the gravity and the momentum force will average out and point towards where your wheels are making contact with the road. None of this is possible when you are standing still. Think about leaning on a skateboard or snowboard same thing you can lean so much more even with really small to no wheels when moving.

  • @carsonwimmer6654
    @carsonwimmer6654 Рік тому +18

    Nononono BLACK MAGIC

  • @Slow-Biden9
    @Slow-Biden9 19 днів тому

    If you find this confusing, what made is clear for me is that the force of the angular momentum of the upright spinning wheel, when spinning sufficiently fast, overpowers the torquing force that gravity has on it, but eventually if you let the wheel slow down the angular momentum will then be overpowered by gravity

  • @ahmeda.3198
    @ahmeda.3198 26 днів тому

    Very cool sir, thank you.

  • @kiaa_81
    @kiaa_81 9 місяців тому +1

    That's cool! Thanks for clearing my doubt!!

    • @PhysicsTeacherYT
      @PhysicsTeacherYT  9 місяців тому +1

      You can check out my full video if you want more of an explanation: Gyroscopes - How do they work?
      ua-cam.com/video/xke6liWm2LI/v-deo.html

  • @priyankaa5108
    @priyankaa5108 5 місяців тому +2

    Wow, this is amazing 😍

  • @TimpBizkit
    @TimpBizkit 10 місяців тому +1

    Gyroscopic precession, the caster effect of the handlebars and wheels, and also differential steering of a leaned tire profile all help the bike to steer in the direction of the lean in order to correct it. The bike will stay upright but it will veer in the direction of the gradient if it has no rider.

    • @PhysicsTeacherYT
      @PhysicsTeacherYT  10 місяців тому

      Yes! This is true. Thank you for the comment. My short video is short and so didn't explain much but I did create a longer video if anyone is interested.
      ua-cam.com/video/xke6liWm2LI/v-deo.html

  • @lilguilty
    @lilguilty 6 місяців тому

    That’s why when you jump off your bike if it’s moving it will keep going. Used to do that in a lake to our old bikes as a kid haha

  • @user-od7qj4qi4g
    @user-od7qj4qi4g 3 місяці тому +1

    Hello sir, I kindly disagree with your argument. I also used to believe the concept of gyroscope is used to maintain the balance of a bicycle. But in a video of ' veritasium ' experimenting bicycles he proves that it's self steering is what makes it stable. Don't forget to check it out!!!

    • @PhysicsTeacherYT
      @PhysicsTeacherYT  3 місяці тому

      Thank you for being polite. I usually don’t get that. I appreciate it. I did see that video a while ago. I like him a lot and use his videos in my classes. I’ve always used a bicycle wheel to explain precession because it’s a nice large visual for students but when I realized that I needed to be more careful, I made this video. Check it out and let me know what you think of it.
      Gyroscopes - How do they work?
      ua-cam.com/video/xke6liWm2LI/v-deo.html

  • @GoatedGaming404
    @GoatedGaming404 Рік тому +1

    You earned a sub and much more

  • @smokey6455
    @smokey6455 3 місяці тому +1

    Descriptions are not explanations.

    • @PhysicsTeacherYT
      @PhysicsTeacherYT  3 місяці тому

      Hard to explain gyroscopic precession in a short so I made a longer video explaining it and pinned it in the comments. If you're interested, it's here:
      ua-cam.com/video/xke6liWm2LI/v-deo.html

  • @iplaylikeagodz5152
    @iplaylikeagodz5152 5 місяців тому +1

    I didn't Just learned physics, I also learned how to slap a thing

  • @martianman8948
    @martianman8948 Рік тому +1

    Super cool

  • @user-nl1yj6zq5d
    @user-nl1yj6zq5d 6 місяців тому +1

    Why gyroscope don't works in vacuum ?

    • @PhysicsTeacherYT
      @PhysicsTeacherYT  6 місяців тому

      Gyroscopes do work in a vacuum. The Earth itself also undergoes gyroscopic precession.

  • @bhaktishah6665
    @bhaktishah6665 8 місяців тому +2

    Is that because weight (mg) force is at the single (lowest )point of the tire?

    • @PhysicsTeacherYT
      @PhysicsTeacherYT  8 місяців тому

      I pinned a link in the comments to a video I made where I explain with a little animation the torque and angular momentum on the tire. Take a look if you’re interested 👍

  • @TvStudiosOfficial
    @TvStudiosOfficial 2 місяці тому

    Thats how motorcycles balance

  • @kingsnipe6398
    @kingsnipe6398 26 днів тому

    Because when you drop the wheels of the bike the wheel of the bike is heavy and i know its gravity

  • @MegaDeano1963
    @MegaDeano1963 Рік тому +4

    So wrong . Bikes are stable due to momentum and the front wheel articulation.

    • @PhysicsTeacherYT
      @PhysicsTeacherYT  Рік тому

      Yes. I wrote that in the video description. Precession is present though on any rotating object and will assist in steering, albeit a small amount.

    • @JKDJack
      @JKDJack Рік тому

      And friction. Mostly friction

  • @rleezey09
    @rleezey09 7 місяців тому

    This is why I love MotoGP

  • @kenthartfield3237
    @kenthartfield3237 6 місяців тому

    This is so wrong it hurts. It is actually the ability to steer the bike (or any single tack vehicle) that keeps it upright.

    • @PhysicsTeacherYT
      @PhysicsTeacherYT  6 місяців тому

      Yes. I know. A more detailed full video and explanation is pinned in my comments.

  • @Metroorhan
    @Metroorhan 11 місяців тому

    We call that mars effect

  • @djcj_cijay
    @djcj_cijay 3 місяці тому +1

    Wow

  • @valerianthemackiii5896
    @valerianthemackiii5896 Місяць тому +2

    🤩👍

  • @Lockhome_
    @Lockhome_ 7 місяців тому

    Spin it faster

  • @user-ro6ev3kx9g
    @user-ro6ev3kx9g 6 місяців тому

    237

  • @awhite3747
    @awhite3747 Рік тому +1

    Sorry for stupid Q but...is this how a children's yo-yo toy works?

    • @PhysicsTeacherYT
      @PhysicsTeacherYT  Рік тому +3

      That's a really great question. It's not stupid at all. Any mass that is spinning is a gyroscope. If you exert a force on a gyroscope, the effect is seen at 90 degrees from where the force was exerted. A yo-yo is therefore a gyroscope and you can use gyroscopic precession to perform tricks. It's not useful for just going up and down aside from a little wobble though.