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1967 Gyro-X two-wheeled car.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xS5pIYuoCM
Previously:
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...426#post150938
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...971#post133866
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...714#post159561
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...358#post165933
When do you get to remove the training wheels...
Looks about as stable as some of my ex-girlfriends.
That's got to make you seasick!
Gyron by Ford 1961...
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Just don't put your luggage to one side of the trunk (boot for those in the UK ;) )!
If one thinks about it, the physics of keeping a manuvering two-wheeled vehicle upright using a gyroscope is not at all obvious. The fact that it could be done in the pre-computer age is even more astounding.
A fairly complete explanation of the gyro monorail development in the early years of the twentieth century shows how they did it...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyro_monorail#Basic_idea
I don't know if this is the technique employed by the car companies, but it's still fascinating, even if impractical.
