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Sunday, 11 June 2017
quote [ This is a Fb livestream filmed by a friend at the demonstration in its entirety. It begins with me being interviewed by a local reporter and that video will be linked once the story airs. ]
26ft torsional pendulum
50lb machine 50lb counterweight powered by two Harbor Freight angle grinders speed-controlled with dimmer switches. Harbor Freight "waterfall pump" for circulation. Wheels made from cheap aluminum cook pots. Valves made from swamp-cooler float valves. Anyone with a lathe should be able to build a version capable of flight. Enjoy.
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kylemcbitch said @ 10:13pm GMT on 12th June
So again, the mechanism by which you apply torque is the question here. If you are using the momentum of the system itself, you are in closed system. If the mechanism does not use the momentum of the system itself, then you must be gaining torque via energy from the surrounding environment, yes?
kylemcbitch said @ 10:17pm GMT on 12th June
So again, the mechanism by which you apply torque is the question here. If you are using the momentum of the system itself, you are in closed system. If the mechanism does not use the momentum of the system itself, then you must be gaining torque via energy from the surrounding environment, yes?
Balance laws being what they are, this would leave you net neutral (energy from outside the system can be used to supply torque, but using the momentum of the system means loss of energy that has to be regained. Eventually you will hit the cap on the mechanical ability to add momentum and will be left where you lose energy and then need to supply more to get back to base. You essentially have a mechanical battery, not an engine.
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kylemcbitch said @ 10:13pm GMT on 12th June
So again, the mechanism by which you apply torque is the question here. If you are using the momentum of the system itself, you are in closed system. If the mechanism does not use the momentum of the system itself, then you must be gaining torque via energy from the surrounding environment, yes?
Balance laws being what they are, this would leave you net neutral (energy from outside the system can be used to supply torque, but using the momentum of the system means loss of energy that has to be regained. Eventually you will hit the cap on the mechanical ability to add momentum and will be left where you lose energy and then need to supply more to get back to base. You essentially have a mechanical battery, not an engine.
It travels approximately 45ft in seven minutes.