Hi there,
I'm new here. I thought I'd start off with a question which I've always wondered about
A spinning wheel is said to be more stable than a non-spinning one. Hence the fact that people can ride a bike without falling down. I just don't understand why this is the case. I mean, sure there are forces, acceleration etc. in the plane of the wheel when it is spinning, but these are suposed to be independent from forces perpendicular to that plane, right? So how come a spinning wheel gains stability?