11. The spin has a gyroscopic effect , preventing the stone from tipping and falling sideways into the water. 12. Since the wheel is bigger, the gyroscopic effect of the spinning should be bigger, my father thought. 13. It is possible to use dynamic ball balancing to achieve a stronger gyroscopic effect than static balancing alone. 14. :: : : I was under the impression that you use the tail rotor to avoid gyroscopic effects ? 15. Horizontally, at a uniform height of 5000 miles, it would work fine, with the gyroscopic effect overcoming the imbalance. 16. If you grasp the wheel by both hands, you'll feel the gyroscopic effect , making it harder to turn it around. 17. Another effect of ball imbalance ( either static or dynamic ) is the ability to introduce gyroscopic effects on the rotation. 18. Yes, the gyroscopic effect does make it harder to turn in one direction, but easier to turn in the other direction. 19. ::-Again, there are sites that refer to holding a spinning bicycle wheel to see how the gyroscopic effect keeps a bike upright. 20. Any gyroscopic effect of the spinning tires is negligible ( unless you get the the driven wheel spinning very fast indeed ).