Anomalous weight reduction on a gyroscope's right rotations around the vertical axis on the earth

Created on 2022-08-20T05:56:44-05:00

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The weight change of each of three spinning mechanical gyroscopes whose rotor's masses are 140, 175, and 176 g has been measured during inertial rotations, without systematic errors. The experiments show that the weight changes for rotations around the vertical axis are completely asymmetrical: the right rotations (spin vector pointing downward) cause weight decreases of the order of milligrams (weight), proportional to the frequency of rotation at 3000-13,000 rmp. However, the left rotations do not cause any change in weight.

This was referred to by others as a Japanese lab finding a key component of anti-gravity.

I spot checked this once and there were mixed opinions due to some failed replications. I found a student did replicate and published it, but its not linked here.