Stone-faced embankment slopes and smartphone: what they have in common

  1. Step 1. Stone-faced embankment slopes — is part of — Levee. Slopes reinforced with stone or turf.
  2. Step 2. Levee — is made of — Clay. Levees were built up of earth and clay.
  3. Step 3. Clay — is material for — Spinning top. Or shaped from clay.
  4. Step 4. Spinning top — works like — Gyroscope. A gyroscope is a top in a gimbal.
  5. Step 5. Gyroscope — is part of — Smartphone. A MEMS gyroscope detects the rotation of the phone.

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