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About This Book
A practical hat dealer, alarmed that his daughter is lovesick over a man who constantly staggers, conceives a gyroscope-powered hat to use the unused space in tall hats and keep a wearer upright. He outlines how a spinning flywheel and hidden motor would maintain a perpendicular axis, preventing reeling, and describes early prototypes and the difficulty of securing the hat to the head. Domestic concerns and public perception figure alongside technical explanation as he debates ear tabs sewn under the chin versus vacuum suction while refining the device to restore calm in his household.