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🪀 2D Gyroscope Precession

Interactive 2D gyroscope: Lagrangian heavy top with precession, nutation and spin-down, front and top views, live graphs and numerical checks.

Everyday Physics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted🟠 Blender⇄ 3D version

⚙ Under the hood

Interactive 2D gyroscope precession simulator with side-view and top-down projections, driven live by real angular momentum L = Iω and gravitational torque τ = mgr·sinθ. Watch the physically-correct precession rate Ω = τ/(Iω) sweep the axis around in the top-down view, or drop the spin to make it topple for real.

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install