King Mongkut (Rama IV), (October 18, 1804 - October 18, 1868) was a king of Thailand1851-1868. He died from malaria. Reportedly, he remarked to one of his Christian missionary friends 'What you teach us to do is admirable, but what you teach us to believe is foolish'.
... but the gyro will also be accelerated to a smaller extent by the slipping friction.
The device is covered by US patents 3,726,146 (1973) and 5,353,655 (1994) by L.A. ...