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As we know from gyroscopes, the axis of a spinning object remains in the same orientation. For example, for a spinning object traveling in a straight line, the line of travel we could call a plane and the spin axis in the direction of travel could be perpendicular to the plane and the spin axis could be at a tilt or inclination relative to the plane. As the object travels, the inclination remains the same relative to the plane.
So let us look a non-spinning axis situation as it orbits; Let us view a platter on a Lazy Susan that has a cup with a straw near the edge of the platter. The straw is inclined with the plane of the platter. The one end of the straw is the highest and furthest from the center of the platter. We will say that the straw has a axis down its center. The straw axis changes direction as the platter turns. If the Earth acted like the straw axis as it orbited the sun we would not have any seasons.
When the object is spinning as it orbits, the axis of spin remains oriented in the same direction regardless of the objects location in orbit, thus for earth, we have seasons in the hemispheres as we orbit earth.
When a gyroscope is forced, torque is generated on the axis. As a spinning object with its own axis of rotation orbits another object, torque is generated. So the questions is, where does the energy go in a stable system?
So let us look a non-spinning axis situation as it orbits; Let us view a platter on a Lazy Susan that has a cup with a straw near the edge of the platter. The straw is inclined with the plane of the platter. The one end of the straw is the highest and furthest from the center of the platter. We will say that the straw has a axis down its center. The straw axis changes direction as the platter turns. If the Earth acted like the straw axis as it orbited the sun we would not have any seasons.
When the object is spinning as it orbits, the axis of spin remains oriented in the same direction regardless of the objects location in orbit, thus for earth, we have seasons in the hemispheres as we orbit earth.
When a gyroscope is forced, torque is generated on the axis. As a spinning object with its own axis of rotation orbits another object, torque is generated. So the questions is, where does the energy go in a stable system?