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🌀 Gyroscope Precession (2D)

2D top-down gyroscope precession simulation. Tilt a spinning top, release it under gravity's torque, and watch the axle sweep a precession cone at the real rate Ω = mgr/(Iω).

Physics & Mechanics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

⚙ Under the hood

Tilt a spinning gyroscope top-down and release it to watch gravity's torque sweep the axle around a precession cone in real time. Adjust spin rate, moment of inertia and tilt angle, then read the live precession rate, angular momentum and torque as they follow the real relation Omega = mgr / (I*omega).

mechanicsgyroscopetorqueangular-momentumrotational-motiontop-down

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