Posted by MrTim (64.12.96.235) on June 03, 2003 at 23:14:51:
In Reply to: Re: Anyone see this? posted by Darren on June 03, 2003 at 22:16:21:
: Take a look at the orffyre.com site and check out the MT pages... just about *every* one of the designs *looks* unbalanced... you simply can *not* go by looks. I cannot emphasize that enough. To build something real or even understand someone else's design you *must* learn how to do the math or use some software to help with the calculations.
: Darren
Yet if even one small piece of the equation is left out, it still won't work. Even the best software simulation will not factor in everything. A physical model will do all that automatically. And don't forget that Bessler didn't have all the calculus, trigonometry, and analytical mechanics information that we have now... But he had the best tools of all: A brain (software) and hands (for building hardware). What more do you need?