Posted by Scott Ellis (216.87.95.64) on December 13, 2002 at 22:40:02:
In Reply to: Starting project posted by Ron Flory on December 12, 2002 at 15:13:29:
Hi Ron,
Thanks for your post. I admire your confidence! You remind me of myself on many previous occasions. And I'm sure a lot of readers out there know exactly how you feel.
I wish you the best of luck. It's only by maintaining a positive attitude like yours that anyone will ever succeed.
But, just in case it doesn't work out, I hope you'll tell us what you learned... ;-)
In fact, that's what inspired me to create this site! After being so sure of myself and failing so many times, I realized that creating an open, academic community for sharing knowledge and ideas might be the best approach to solving the Bessler riddle.
-Scott
: Well I've spent alot of time trying to figure out the parts I can buy off the shelf and the parts I can build myself, almost 300 parts altogether and weighing about 300 pounds. This machine will be of very low quality and probably won't last more than an hour before needing replacement parts. I don't have any numbers as to how much power it will generate but the greater the size the greater the power. The machine will only operate in a gravity environment or aboard a large spacecraft rotating on it's axis with enough centrifugal force to = 1g.
: I don't have the money it would take to do the research and developement for a durable and efficient machine and I think other people would do a much better job of that than I could. I will be happy to collect on any prize money that is available.
: I also believe that the machine should belong to the world, after all I know my life would be much better if energy did'nt cost me so much. So after I prove that it works I will disclose the entire machine.
: I've been working on this idea for 25 years, I'm 33 now. I don't know exactly how many different drawings and tests I've made over the years but I'd say between 3 and 4 hundred. The key for me was finally figuring out how to direct the forces, so long as I can keep the friction under control it should work. If it don't I'll keep trying.
: I should be able to get it assembled within the next few days.