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by rocky
Tue Jun 15, 2021 3:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: IS THIS A REACTIONLESS DRIVE OR A PERPETUAL MOTION MACHINE?
Replies: 714
Views: 150156

re: IS THIS A REACTIONLESS DRIVE OR A PERPETUAL MOTION MACHI

Is this a PM machine? Does he use his left hand fingers to slow it down?

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by rocky
Wed Nov 27, 2019 5:48 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Jokes
Replies: 1070
Views: 349625

re: Jokes

I was surprised reading my daily comics today.
Thought you would enjoy reading it.
by rocky
Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:18 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Newbie Looking for Accurate History.
Replies: 5
Views: 3540

re: Newbie Looking for Accurate History.

Here is what you wanted: Timeline of Events 1680 Elias Bessler born in Zittau, Prussia (Germany), Kingdom of Saxony. Zittau Germany, sent to school there, Elgern teacher, Weise was town Rector and he lived with him growing up. Name changed to Johann Ernst Elias Bessler when he did Orffyreus pseudony...
by rocky
Sun Jan 22, 2017 5:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Clue Translations
Replies: 10
Views: 4054

re: Clue Translations

Das Triumphirende, 2nd edition, Johann Bessler, Kassel, 1719, pp. 20-21: 1: Henry Dirks/Goez and Beauchamp translation "The inward structure of the wheel is of a nature according to the laws of mechanical perpetual motion, so arranged that by disposed weights once in rotation they gain force fr...
by rocky
Sun Jan 22, 2017 5:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Clue Translations
Replies: 10
Views: 4054

re: Clue Translations

Apologia Poetica Little Book Translations (page 295 in download version) a. Collins/Senior translation “Those who are keen to ask questions should ask them of this little book. My deeds will not be revealed prematurely. Should anyone wish to speculate about the truth, let him ponder on the rich pa...
by rocky
Sun Jan 22, 2017 5:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Clue Translations
Replies: 10
Views: 4054

Clue Translations

Instead of having to search the thousands of posts on this forum for clue translations, let's put them all in this one topic. I'll start it off.
by rocky
Sat Jan 21, 2017 10:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: All the Clues on a Detective’s Poster Board
Replies: 79
Views: 31490

Ok John,

Per your request, I removed all references to Dr Ramesh Menaria and Frank Edwards.

Rocky
by rocky
Sat Jan 21, 2017 5:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: All the Clues on a Detective’s Poster Board
Replies: 79
Views: 31490

re: All the Clues on a Detective’s Poster Board

Part 4 ● besslerrad.de - German Volker Keller website Dec 2007 imtranslator.com, altavista.com/bagelfish, google.com 1. The machine was driven/propelled by weights. 2. During a full/complete revolution of the wheel, 8 impact noises were to be heard. 3. From this one drew the conclusion th...
by rocky
Sat Jan 21, 2017 5:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: All the Clues on a Detective’s Poster Board
Replies: 79
Views: 31490

re: All the Clues on a Detective’s Poster Board

Part 3 5. Witness Clues By Dates 1714 - Gottfried Teuber letter to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (Draschwitz) January 1714 - Apr. Teuber letter Leibniz about Draschwitz wheel. PM 51 1715 - Acta Eruditorum (Learned Transactions) magazine article by Professor Christian Wolff (Draschwitz) January 1715 - L...
by rocky
Sat Jan 21, 2017 5:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: All the Clues on a Detective’s Poster Board
Replies: 79
Views: 31490

re: All the Clues on a Detective’s Poster Board

Part 2 3. DT - Das Triumphirende 1719 Clues - Written in German and Latin DT – Das Triumphirende (The Triumphant Orffryrean Perpetual Motion), Bessler, Germany 1719, Collins/Mike Senior Little Book in AP has text metaphors to explain the wheel's design. Bessler portraits in DT has graphic metapho...
by rocky
Sat Jan 21, 2017 5:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: All the Clues on a Detective’s Poster Board
Replies: 79
Views: 31490

re: All the Clues on a Detective’s Poster Board

Thank you Stewart for wanting to correct all my bad translations. Here are all of John Collins clues from his books. The clues are by page numbers. I look forward to reading your correct versions. I had to do posting in 4 Parts as there is a size limit on uploading. Part 1 Contents 1. 1715 Grundlich...
by rocky
Sat Jan 21, 2017 4:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: All the Clues on a Detective’s Poster Board
Replies: 79
Views: 31490

John Collins hired Mike Senior to do a literal, not exact, translation of the old German. This is like the bible being translated from Hebrew to Greek to Latin to German then to what I read, English. A lot is lost in translation as my preacher tells us every weekend. I'm sorry Stewart that you find ...
by rocky
Sat Jan 21, 2017 12:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 300 Clues on the 300th Anniversary
Replies: 80
Views: 38093

Thanks guys for all the well wishes. Andy, I raced rc cars but now rc jet planes are more fun. Their EDF motors rev to 50,000 rpm. It puts out more thrust than my home leaf blower! I just did a new post: "All the Clues on a Detective’s Poster Board" Become my fellow detectives and let's ...
by rocky
Sat Jan 21, 2017 12:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: All the Clues on a Detective’s Poster Board
Replies: 79
Views: 31490

All the Clues on a Detective’s Poster Board

It’s January and time for a fresh review of all the clues. Detectives use a wall board to sort clues to solve a mystery. I took all of Bessler’s clues and grouped them together in paragraphs rearranging the sentences to make more sense. I printed them in large font on legal size paper and put th...
by rocky
Fri Jan 20, 2017 11:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 300 Clues on the 300th Anniversary
Replies: 80
Views: 38093

re: 300 Clues on the 300th Anniversary

Hi Guys, Thanks Sleepy for the complement. I took a few months off to build a G scale garden railroad in my backyard. The buildings and trains are weatherproof. The trains and track are German LGB. They are very clever with magnets under the engines that trigger a sensor in the track that can have i...