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Old 21st Mar 2024, 17:26
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Robbiee
 
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Originally Posted by Wide Mouth Frog
Robbiee, you'll like this one.

A while back when this subject was running a physicist got involved, and challenged even the most experienced members on here to justify their reasoning why a rotor is not a gyroscope, or even like a gyroscope. After endless debate, some crusty old naval pilot chipped in with: That was the last post on that thread if I remember. A man after your own heart I guess !
Well, my ass is not a flame thrower, but if I hold a lighter back there and blow a fart, its certainly "like" one.
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