I read that under the influence of gravity falling objects speed up
32ft/sec2, objects falling in a straight line probably. On the other
hand,
a gyroscope slows down.
My question is: if one held a gyroscope so that the wheel was
vertical,
and set it spinning, then dropped it from the Leaning Tower of Pisa, or a
high bridge if the Tower was not available, would the gyroiscope spin
faster
under the influence of gravity?
If so, then what if one made a big wheel, like a ferris wheel, and
attached many cross bars, and then affixed as many gyroscopes vertically
as
possible on each bar, or maybe a flywheel on each bar, and set them all
spinning simultaneously with the Big Wheel starting in motion, would they
all move faster and faster, and impart enough energy to the Big Wheel to
get
it moving faster and faster and faster and faster and faster and faster?
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