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Old 13th Jul 2015, 16:33
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DaveReid,
Three minutes for the wheels to spin down ?

You're having a laugh.


No laughing matter. If one wheel is still spinning, it's one hell of a massive gyroscope. The precessional forces would be pretty large.
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