abstract
| - Kintobor's experiments with the Kinetic Gyratoscope began when Sonic the Hedgehog stumbled upon Kintobor's Laboratory. On learning of Sonic's innate speed, the scientist was keen to test this and encourage Sonic to run even faster. The device was essentially a free-moving wheel that could go almost as fast as the object moving inside of it. Aided by electricity, the gyratoscope was comfortably able to reach 475 miles per hour once Sonic was wearing his new shoes. However, Sonic pushed the device too far and, at the speed of 761mph (just under the speed of sound), the device exploded. Rather than kill Sonic from inside, the accident instead turned the hedgehog blue and gave Sonic much more control over his speed. In return, Sonic frequently ran errands for Kintobor, such as searching for the missing Chaos Emerald to complete the Retro-Orbital Chaos Compressor. The events within the Kinetic Gyratosphere would be witnessed twice more by future versions of Sonic, alongside both Porker Lewis and the Chaotix Crew, and later Shadow the Hedgehog.
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