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Wouldn't having two flywheels spinning on opposite directions cancel out the gyroscopic effect? There were some flywheel buses in Switzerland that used flywhee
by timbit42 3y ago
Wouldn't having two flywheels spinning on opposite directions cancel out the gyroscopic effect?
There were some flywheel buses in Switzerland that used flywheels. They charged a bit at every bus stop so they had enough energy to make it to the next stop. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyrobus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyrobus
As for affecting the ability to turn, that would only be the case if the flywheel was vertical. If it was horizontal, it wouldn't affect turning at all.
- swayvil 3y agoHere's an idea. Vibrator storage. Like a guitar string. You set it vibrating and that's your storage. (Then you find ways to keep the vibrational energy from bleeding off. Vacuum, magnetic bearings...) I'm pretty sure it's a thing. Sortof a linear flywheel.
- Sohcahtoa82 3y ago> If it was horizontal, it wouldn't affect turning at all. And then it becomes a god damn Beyblade in a crash.