New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-13
NemQoh DAILY Tribume
INDUSTRIAL INTELLIGENCE.

tus fro'aHh. az Illustrating Notary notion
ard although We a. 10 perceive any considerable ss
oey TO the latter, the toy i. Absolutely astounding n
the impressions i produces and maintains uoon the
mird. Under circumstances which preclude the p..s-
siblty o: deception, the gravity .: wheel wey- in.
twenty or thirty ounces app4ren.ls .nuhna,ed
by giving i faI ID rotation - Own AIS, an the
revolving mar, though supported only on oue .ide,
remaiIs suspended steadily 10 The air. The wheel s
simple rrg o! lesd, some four inches in diameter,
sel6ered upon brass dc of the same diameter.
which later fixed on small AXIS Of iron perhsp. SIX
inches ID length. On revolving this &, a high velocity
and supporting one extremity of the shaft the other
extremity support. ts-lf without sid and the sh.it
rot only maintains ,sef in horizontal position bat
travels slowly around in mid air, describing circle of
which the supported point is Of course the n.e-.
What seems the more singular IS tha, the weigh, eI-
hihis no disposition TO droop or incline downward IN
the least in fsct if stated of in position n-uing
upward. il wi. reain that inclination. and revolve
slowly around in that position until the motion around
its own having died away gravity seems again to
resume it, sway and It falls. The success of the ex.
pertinent depends on giving very rapid spinning mo-
ton 70 the wheel, which il done by Winning string
upon the axis and pulling it vigorously. as bog
.Isns top. For convenience in handling aud sup
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horizontal ring Of stout bass wire and the ring Is in
its turn supported by string tied to one side close to
ore nd Of the shaft or BY of dat piece sodered
on and slightly indented on the under side which is
sowe to rest on sharp points proectog up ward from
all and Oh the table Two such lug. are usually
attached to the ring, opposite to each extremity
Of the shaft and by shifting its position while the
wheel is in motion that the opposite side ia sup
49, atal oh 4, Ii,
circu,ous motion and begins to travel around at the
same rate in the op ,oei'e direction.
There seems TO be an inverse relation between the
two notions As the spinning motion corresponding
10 the durnsl motion of planet around its aIs
gradually dies away the travelling motion (corres-
bonding TO the annual revolution around the sum in-
crea,es in velocity but at first, when whirlng at
very rapid rate the travels around the support
only about once in ten fifteen seconds-too slowly
for the Centrifugal force" due to that the annual
motion TO be Of any practicable weight The centrif-
uca force Of the particles, due TO their very rapid
motion around the axis or shaft Of the wheel of
course immensely great but as it acts equally in all
directions. up, down and laterally it is difficult to
by what authority the weight is diminished in the least
thereby; and the evident absence Of any very deep
laid humbug in a toy which any one may purchase for
excited the curiosity of thousands Of earnest practical
men, ard space has been devoted TO " IN seen
fc and technical journals, without seeming to touch
tie root Of the phenomenon. II has been suggested
by con that the intense rapid revolution might act on
the sir ID some way TO resist the attraction OF the
earth or again. that sufficient electricity might be
evolved 10 aid in this effect while some have such
weak and confused ideas on all subjects that the sun
a al tQTyT IN,
considered very satisfactory and full explanations.
II will be found on trial tina. the experiment Will
succeed equally well in vacuum, and what is still
mo,e interesting if possible the absolute weight Of
the whole il not affected the least by the anomalous
condition described. Whatever the position of the
AXIS as il huns gaily around With one end resting on
nothing the other extremity will be found always to
pull on the srpgor to press on the stand with precisely
the weight due to the whole. This all apre-
hepsions that natures lsss about to collapse
decay, and serves to take step to el-
| psLaton of the secret.
Every particle in a whirlng mass tends to pull from
the center with considerable force. This, which is
termed the centrifugal force of the particles, although
il does not contribute one iots 20 diminish is weight,
tends very powerfully TO prevent It's change OF plane
vh.. 40 situated does not lie round loose" but
every portion Of its rim is very strongly pulled directly
from the center the effect Of ell which is TO hold It
very stifly. The Inertia" which tends tO prevent
the chaI &c Of position Of any mass increased ten,
or p.rhar4 one hundred fold when the is set in
violent rotation The wreath in the play of Graces
sent whirling in its fight to diminish the chances OF
liz turning itself into edgewise position; and tue
ohstinscy with which a mass holds ite relative posi-
ton when very tapdly rotated is svailed OF In the
rife to keep the conical ball point foremost. The
Mimic bah il in form Ike hay stack or sugar'loS,
aid the life /, prooyed 20 az 10 twist screp the ball
around al tie rate of one complete revolution nevey
three or four feet of its path. In pitching quos VI
pennies the principle is to certain extent a'aeo
of TO steady the prectle in lie fight through the ar
freely suspended within rings Like mariner compass
awhirling mass will exhibit strong desire " TeVolve
cop.tantly in the same plane, and thus to keep us axis
always in the same position II, however, such mass
be iorclby acted on by some exterior agency ani
compelled to charge its plane, a. it. Sr example one
extremity Of the axs be pulled to one SIDE, Tue mus
does not ,erd either to remain quietly where il s left,
nor TO reeune its first position, but leaps suddenly
toward new position at right angles 10 both these.
The imms date OF this unexpected resut soHe
what difficult Of popular explanation, but the ;Act sA
ISIS and from i, directly results al the peculsIie' III
tie toy under notice.
The effort of the unsupported end Of the shait 20
fell to the earth induces horizontal twisting OF Tue
axisl line which as ore end is confned BY the sup
results revolution Of the whole mas around 'hs'
point. As the tendency to f4!l is Continuous % 'ae
tendency TO reyolve il OF the same constant en"'e'
nd thu vou,on, by continually changing The plane
in horizontal direction, generates another wishing
,fcrt, tending to elevate one end and deP'.~ tns
cher. u chances that the end depressed oy y"
force = the supported one, while the
ether epondngly Igh,ebeJ, and 20 long a. the