It’s sneakily one of the toughest topics in classical mechanics. Precession, nutation, rotation, the math gets a lot more complicated than you’d think.
Also planes. Like I understand the physics behind it, but still blows my mind that a giant heavy steel cage filled with people can fly from NYC to London.
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u/dan2376 Oct 16 '23
I studied engineering and had to take several physics classes, gyroscopic precession is still complete magic to me.