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by gearhead
Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dec 2,1908
Replies: 28
Views: 8305

re: Dec 2,1908

The one a believer and this one a con Patents; Inventor Loses Ruling On 'Perpetual Motion' E-MAIL PRINT REPRINTS SAVE SHARE By EDMUND L. ANDREWS Published: July 29, 1989 LEAD: Joseph W. Newman, the inventor who contends that he has developed a machine that produces more energy than it consumes, lost...
by gearhead
Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dec 2,1908
Replies: 28
Views: 8305

re: Dec 2,1908

Makes me wonder how many have died on the quest...
by gearhead
Thu Sep 11, 2008 5:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dec 2,1908
Replies: 28
Views: 8305

Dec 2,1908

No Perpetual Motion; He Dies. The Washington Post (1877-1954) - Washington, D.C. Date: Dec 2, 1908 Start Page: 6 Pages: 1 Text Word Count: 376 From the New York Press. Disappointed because he had failed to solve the problem of perpetual motion. Rupert Potschacher, of 149 Avenue A, committed suicide ...
by gearhead
Tue Sep 02, 2008 1:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: PERPETUUM MOBILE
Replies: 1
Views: 1433

PERPETUUM MOBILE

by gearhead
Wed Nov 15, 2006 2:17 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Physics promises wire-less power
Replies: 4
Views: 2598

Nikola Tesla was right all along!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6129460.stm

I hope they give credit to Tesla finally for it was his ideas on resonance that wireless power could be possible. :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnifying_Transmitter
by gearhead
Fri Nov 10, 2006 3:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Leonardo's Perpetual Motion Idea
Replies: 4
Views: 3053

re: Leonardo's Perpetual Motion Idea

My question is... could it possibly be oscillating back and forth...reaching the end of the track then overbalancing then returning?
by gearhead
Wed Nov 08, 2006 12:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Leonardo's Perpetual Motion Idea
Replies: 4
Views: 3053

Leonardo's Perpetual Motion Idea

This website www.mutr.co.uk claims that the design below seems to work...
by gearhead
Sat Jul 22, 2006 9:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: General question about working model...
Replies: 3
Views: 3402

re: General question about working model...

Hi Jm, Thanks, no polygons here just 3 count'em 3 circles in rolling contact with each other. Was wondering because I've gotten one to turn not only at a steady rate, but to accelerate to over 15 rpm before my computer pops up a window saying an internal limit has been reached at 20 minutes. I've ev...
by gearhead
Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: General question about working model...
Replies: 3
Views: 3402

General question about working model...

Hi guys,

Has anyone come across a glitch in WM using circles?
by gearhead
Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another gravity wheel?
Replies: 229
Views: 86131

re: Another gravity wheel?

Jon J, I believe your approach is correct, a simultaneous hand off must occur then inertia does the rest... The effect is likened to spinning of a basketball on one's finger, initially you have to tap the ball with your other hand a few times until you get the ball spinning. After you reach a certai...
by gearhead
Thu Jul 13, 2006 2:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ferrofluid
Replies: 16
Views: 8681

re: Ferrofluid

by gearhead
Sun Jul 09, 2006 12:30 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Global Warming
Replies: 49
Views: 18009

Global Warming

by gearhead
Sat Jul 08, 2006 7:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Energy from Still Air
Replies: 27
Views: 9205

re: Energy from Still Air

John J. Hutton,

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