Posted by Lurker (66.222.48.116) on June 06, 2003 at 23:22:54:
In Reply to: Re: Part III posted by Darren on June 06, 2003 at 22:35:55:
: Well, I'm pretty sure with OU being as "impossible" as it is that nobody will believe squat without a working model, so yes, I could explain the OUP very quickly and easily.. and I bet all of you would get it right away... and some would say "Yikes! That's it? That's easy!" and some would say "duh... I don't get it, it don't use magnets" and the rest would say "no, I don't care how cool the equations look, you *have* to build a physical model and even then we'll take it apart peice by peice to make sure you didn't cheat."
: So, that leaves me with building a model to prove it... I just wish I could figure out a simpler design so the prototype could get done quicker and without frying my brain, that's all.
Well, I can give you some advice in regards to that too. It has been my experience that two or more minds working together are almost always better than one. I suggest that you seek the help of the other people here to finish your project as quickly as possible. I'm sure that the people here could contribute many design ideas to the project if they are aware of what needs to be done.
I know that this would ruin the secrecy and control that you are attempting to maintain over the project. There is also a risk that some of the people here would attempt to take the idea and claim it as their own. However, I believe that if you document well your ideas and calculations on this site, you will have established a public record which proves you to be the originator. I believe John Collins and many other people here would quickly jump to your defence if a dispute were to arise about the origin of your overunity principle.
I am assuming, of course, that your primary purpose for secrecy is to ensure that you get credit for the idea. I have found that too much secrecy can sometimes be self-defeating in this regard. Good public documentation and the good will of collegues are often of far greater importance.
If your purpose for secrecy is to retain control of the idea for the purpose of deriving a source of income, then I'm afraid that you may be competing with a number of other individuals and organizations who appear to be doing the same thing. In any case, it is your dicision to make. Good luck.
Lurker.