Posted by SK (211.223.144.4) on May 25, 2003 at 23:49:20:
In Reply to: Question for John Collins - Position of CoG ? posted by Fletcher on May 25, 2003 at 22:09:23:
: First let me say that I sincerely hope that Darren or any one else of us solves this riddle. It has occupied my waking & sleeping hours for far to many years.
: I would like to pose the following questions to all in the group! For those reading these answers it may help clarify some thinking. For John Collins my apologies as it seems like another imposition on your time & charitable nature.
: In your design approach/do you currently think, that the answer to Besslers Wheel is an unbalanced wheel. If so, using a clock face where do you see the resultant CoG position?
: If this CoG position is below the horizontal line made by the axle, is this a show stopper & why?
: Is this CoG position constant, or variable (i.e. oscillating [rhythmic or chaotic] or maybe moves further from centre as RPM increases?
: None of the above i.e. uses another method that creates the illusion of Out Of Balance to the observer but infact is using a function of another force acting with gravity to achieve the result.
: Is a hybrid of shifted CoG & another force acting in tandem with gravity?