It Would Be More Noble To Clear J. Bessler's Name, than trying to solely profit

[Michael]

Let me know where I can mail these to you Robert.

[Michael]

Just a joke Robert. Don't go away, that's my vote for you.

[rks1878]

Michael,

http://new.wavlist.com/movies/176/afd-mule.wav

[Michael]

Robert,

Michael,

http://new.wavlist.com/movies/176/afd-mule.wav

Hahahaha

[Michael]

http://new.wavlist.com/tv/024/b&b-funny.wav

[ovyyus]

Behold, the future of forum conversation - LOL

http://new.wavlist.com/movies/194/ojw-mad.wav

[Wheeler]

Thanks Bill
It was sooo cool!

Im still laughing

[ken_behrendt]

Robert...

You've given a lot of force data for different positions on your wheel and said that you use a stick from that section of the wheel to a postal scale on the floor. However, if you want to measure torques, should not all the readings be made at right angles to the points where the stick touches the wheel?

Actually, you only need to make one torque measurement that counts. If the wheel turns CCW then placing the stick between the 9:00 position of the wheel and the scale placed directly below that position will give you the torque in gm-feet or, using completely metric units, gm-cm. This reading will be the net CCW driving torque and just so long as it does not drop to zero during a 360° rotation, you will have a working wheel!


ken

[Fletcher]

I'm glad everyone is smiling :) Me & about 4/5ths of the rest of the technology deficient 'late adopters' can't see the clips :( I'm imagining a steely faced, bandy legged, cowboy showdown with associated animals.

[Patrick]

These are too funny, I especially like the Clint Eastwood with the mule, hahaha; I think they are just sound files.

Bill, I noticed an entry in Wikipedia on Bessler; did you submit it?

[rks1878]

Robert...

You've given a lot of force data for different positions on your wheel and said that you use a stick
ken

The stick is straight under the 9 and 3 o'clock positions, so that is a right angle. Each position has a bolt to rest on the top of the stick at 9 and 3, and I rotated the wheel all around and let each bolt do that.

Seven positions pressed down on the 9 side and five positions pressed down on the 3 side.

Excess weight?

When they're all connected it will probably all just cancel out. Anyway, this attempt seems mysterious to me more so than the others. I feel very calm about it.

robert

[ovyyus]

Me & about 4/5ths of the rest of the technology deficient 'late adopters' can't see the clips :(

They are just .wav audio files Fletch - Windows Media Player should have no problem with them.

Bill, I noticed an entry in Wikipedia on Bessler; did you submit it?

No. I would never suggest the scandalous possibility that Bessler's wheels were driven by a cleverly hidden internal spring and that by the time a buyer had time to find it Bessler would be long gone with their money. Pity, up to that part it was a reasonable account.

[Fletcher]

Apparently mine does :( dang.

[ovyyus]

Try: right click on the link then 'save taget as'. Pick somewhere to save it, like your desktop. Then you can try to play it from there using Media Player.

Also, here's a link to a free download of a great little player called VLC which will play just about anything you can throw at it: http://www.videolan.org

[rks1878]

Well, boys, looks like I'll be mountin up, turnin in the badge by tossin it thru the window at the sheriff's office, and ridin outta town tomorrow at high noon.

I'll ride real slow like, so as not to kick up dust, singin.....

"Happy trails to you, until we meet again..."