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    Gryroscopically-balanced monorail - photos

    Gryroscopically-balanced monorail train by Irish-Australian mechanical engineer and inventor Louis Brennan. The vehicle was stabilized by two 3.5 ft (1.07 m) diameter gyroscopes spinning in opposite directions at 3,000 rpm.










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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyro_m...#39;s_monorail
    The Brennan Gyro-Monorail.


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