Gyrocar
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gyrocar-268-165155
title:
Gyrocar
text:
A gyrocar is a two-wheeled automobile. The difference between a bicycle or motorcycle and a gyrocar is that in a bike, dynamic balance is provided by the rider, and in some cases by the geometry and mass distribution of the bike itself, and the gyroscopic effects from the wheels. Steering a motorcycle is done by precessing the front wheel. In a gyrocar, balance was provided by one or more gyroscopes, and in one example, connected to two pendulums by a rack and pinion. The concept was originally
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Self-balancing two-wheeled automobile
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyrocar
date created:
date modified:
2023-12-24T07:49:45Z
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/The_Russian_two-wheel_car_in_London._1914.jpg","width":782,"height":447}
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13
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