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Old 06-12-2008, 10:47 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Hm, ok, so your saying that the energy needed to be put into spinning it up eat up the advantages of having it spinning.

Why is the gyroscopic effect going to be a problem with a flywheel on a stationary platform? If anything it will make the trailer more stable, wouldn't it?
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