A man is walking north carrying a suitcase that contains a spinning gyroscope mounted on an axle attached to the front and back of the case. The angular velocity of the gyroscope points north. The man now begins to turn to walk east. As a result, the front end of the suitcase
A) resists his attempt to turn and tries to remain pointed north.
B) fights his attempt to turn and pulls to the west.
C) rises upward.
D) dips downward.
E) does nothing whatever unusual.

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A man is walking north carrying a suitcase that contains a spinning gyroscope mounted on an axle attached to the front and back of the case. The angular velocity of the gyroscope points north. The man now begins to turn to walk east. As a result, the front end of the suitcase 
A) resists his attempt to turn and tries to remain pointed north. 
B) fights his attempt to turn and pulls to the west. 
C) rises upward. 
D) dips downward. 
E) does nothing whatever unusual.

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The Answer of A man is walking north carrying a suitcase that contains a spinning gyroscope mounted on an axle attached to the front and back of the case. The angular velocity of the gyroscope points north. The man now begins to turn to walk east. As a result, the front end of the suitcase 
A) resists his attempt to turn and tries to remain pointed north. 
B) fights his attempt to turn and pulls to the west. 
C) rises upward. 
D) dips downward. 
E) does nothing whatever unusual.

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