Show HN: I made Gyroscopic Gyro Sandwiches

by transistor-manon 12/10/2024, 5:17 AMwith 16 comments

Have you noticed that a gyro sandwich is only cooked in one axis? What a missed opportunity.

The following details an elaborate way to slow cook food, using a handmade contraption. Not only is it tasty, it's mesmerizing. Feel free to copy the design for your own festivities.

by transistor-manon 12/10/2024, 5:28 AM

Have you noticed that a gyro sandwich is only cooked in one axis?

I built a contraption to slow cook in multiple axes and documented it here:

https://transistor-man.com/gyroscopic_gyros.html

Not only is it tasty, it's mesmerizing to watch. Feel free to copy the design for your own festivities.

by quuxplusoneon 12/10/2024, 3:17 PM

Sadly for the title, I think the word you were looking for is "gimbal," not "gyroscope." A gyro rotates stably on a single axis. Your cooker "tumbles" on three axes at once. A gyroscope specifically prevents tumbling.

by yregon 12/10/2024, 6:35 PM

Does it actually work? Watching the video[0] it seems like the same end of the gyros keeps being pointed upwards/downwards.

I suppose it's difficult to balance the slab of meat perfectly.

Anyway, it's hilarious! Thanks for sharing.

[0] https://transistor-man.com/PhotoSet/three_axis_gyro/animated...

by salvagedcircuiton 12/10/2024, 5:26 AM

Gordon Ramsay suggests you season and cook lamb evenly on all sides

>> challenge accepted.

Nice work.

by itslennysfaulton 12/10/2024, 6:53 PM

I pronounce this yeeroscopic

by OldSchoolon 12/11/2024, 1:28 AM

it's all fun until someone gets gimbal lock?