Posted by Georg Künstler (217.2.165.157) on March 25, 2003 at 03:31:51:
In Reply to: his secret posted by gill simo on March 24, 2003 at 07:16:52:
: hi, seems i`m not gonna get much input from anyone else so, as sugested by some bright spark " if you`re so convinced why don`t you build it ?" i`ve decided to do just that. this wont be easy as i have to use whatever i can find lying around in bins etc but so be it. ther are still some options as to how to build it but hopefully it`ll come in a short time from now.
: his secret, as far as i can judge thus far is that the wheel is indeed overweighted but not around the axle. along, or more precisely across it.
: i can`t explain the mechanics, i`ve tried that all last week and you just cannot see it but here anyhow is the idea, the principle
: us 2 sabu bowls and 7 balls.
: if you arrange them correctly you have a situation whereby 3 balls sit in 1 bowl, as a triangle, 3 sit in the other bowl, in a triangle and the 7th sits between, centrallly along the axle.
: when the 2 bowls are set at the correct spacing then this central ball is squezzed into the centre of both 3 ball sets. a central, balanced position is achieved where both sets are equally prised apart (expanded) by the centre ball but both sets are able to fully expand (when the centre ball has squezzed fully between them) or fully contract (when the centre ball is fully out from between them)
: so imcase you haven`t quite got that
: place 3 balls in a triangle before you. this is the fully closed position. take a 4th ball and squeeze it between the three. this is the fully extended position. as i say you`ll have to think it out 4 yourselves but at least imagine that the 2 bowls squeeze this 4th ball such that it wants to lie equal distant, thats half in one set, half in the other thus spreading them both equally apart. this central, balanced position is not easy to get as the bowls are so designed that an option always exists for one set to grow whilst the other set shrinks and visa versa.
: each time that optiom is taken the balls in expanding/contracting give a twist to the bowls
: above i mentioned the min and max triangles.
: using 4 circles on a sheet of paper create the max situation.
: draw a triangle around them .the three outer circles lodge in the 3 points yes ?. now take away the 4th circle and create the min situation with 3 circles. you will see that this also fits the drawn triangle only now the 3 balls butt against the 3 sides not lodged in the tips. the balls have twisted
: the 6 balls open and shut alternately whilst the 7th moves back anf forth along an axle with a triangular x-section, when 3 fully extended balls fit into the tips of that triangular axle on one side then 3 balls are fully closed and sit halfway along the triangles sides on the other side. this is where the twist is caused as the 2 triangles of balls constantly alternate between extended and contracted. again the balance point is when both sets are haf and half, thats 3 balls 2 thirds along each side of each triangle but once in motion it cant stop at this point. in principle we have an axle that see`s 6 balls plus a 7th that can`t make up it`s mind as to which 3 ball set it wants to join.
: this 7th ball is the 1 excess weight pushing one set wider to make it a larger force, then leaving to do the same across the way with the other set of 3 balls.
: oh yeah, the 2 bowls definately turn against each other in this process.
: again, if you are interested then make up a couple of plastic bowls, get some balls and figure it out for yourselves.
: you`ll see that this principle can work equally as well with 9 balls, 11 balls etc etc it requiring a different bowl design each time. GOD BLESS
: Gill Simo
Hi Gill,
with my desing i am in the same situation as you. No one believes
an idea until the working model is really buildt. So for my part
i am working on this real models and then showing it very good known
friends. Next step is finding a toy-company to produce this small units.
Not fight against energy-companies or Physicans, that is hopeless.
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