What's this mechanism called?

Question

I saw an episode of King of the Hill awhile back and Hank, Dale, Bill, and Boomhauer were trapped inside Mega-lo-Mart. Boomhauer came across this neat-looking mechanism that had around 5 or 6 rings on it and he strapped himself into the center. After that, all the rings were spinning around in different directions and I KNOW I've seen this machine somewhere else so I want to know what it's called. Also, are they just a ride or do they have something to do with exercise?

Answer 1

The thing is called a human gyroscope.. They are seen at lots of fair and can be rented in some places. I've never ridden one but I bet it would be fun, fun, fun! You can type "human gyroscope" in your search window and find more links and pictures. Here's one link for you:

http://www.funequipment.com/human_gyrosc...

Answer 2

It is just a ride as far as I know. Gyro... something.