A sincere gentleman sharing a magnet motor build .[NDA issues??]

[SoManyWires]

So... I have a hypothesis that if I simply flap my arms hard enough, I can fly, or at least slow my descent enough to survive jumping off the top of a 10 story building. After all, birds do it.

Yet, my knowledge of physics tells me in _certain, and absolute_ terms that this isn't actually true, that the aerodynamics are wrong and the power-to-weight ratio is insufficient and lots of other reasons why it won't work.

What do you think... should I perform the experiment anyway? Based on the claims of someone on a forum who claims to have done it but won't provide any evidence because of his "NDA"?

I'm sure there are lots of people reading this who would like me to perform the experiment... and fail. But my absolute and certain knowledge that it _will_ fail prevents me from wanting to waste my time-- even though I might learn something interesting on the way down. "My goodness, look at how my T-shirt flutters in the wind! That's not explained in any textboo....." SPLAT!!!

lol.
you do make valid points with the many helpful posts using comical laymans terms.

[ramset]

meat wings and magnets.....are you being sincere ??

HHMMm  I'm fairly certain your Meat wings would not save you in your experiment, we surely do know enuff about Meatwinged scientists and flying,[probably more to learn about Meathead scientists on another day]
However comparing Meatwinged scientists and Magnets ??

We surely Don't hold the keys to magnetism [huge understatement] and comparing the two in the same breathe or sentence as it applies here is at best silly...and at least "insincere", which would make the whole thing "ungentlemanly".[**Note I'm writing the book ...[b]The Ungentlemanly things that insincere Meatheaded knuckledragging scientists that think they can fly may suggest] still working on that tittle ??

I know you can't read "all"at Energetic so your wings are clipped a bit with what goes on there ,nor can you search thru Macks many contributions in other topics, However Mack did mention some olde Book and perhaps your input on that would be helpful ?
and to be clear we do have a member here that witnessed magnets doing work [the Wesley Gary effect]
so old books are good and old expeiments in those books should not be dismissed.

respectfully
Chet
PS
and here we have some thoughts on the subject of motion and change and how we truly don't know all
there is to know about this place and what makes it tick

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkWiBxWieQU&feature=youtu.be
thx to Jim Boot for the link.

[DreamThinkBuild]

Hi Dave,

Thanks for sharing. Another option for adjusting the magnet field is with Giron. Shielding though is a bit of a misnomer as it is more of modulation of the field. Where the field will disperse in iron, Giron focuses it which actually makes it harder to get by as a sticky point unless multiple layers are used depending on magnetic strength.

I tried this with my last build although I could reduce the cogging with about 4 layers of Giron sheet it created an attraction which balanced out the repulsion so no net gain. Attached is pictures of a spiral ramp with one gate. The base is north facing, when the rotor is in attraction it will climb up the spiral in repulsion it will go down the spiral.

[minnie]

   I listened to the Wallace Thornhill thingy and found it rather sad.
I'd like to know what anyone else thought about this lecture.
Looking into it a bit I came across Brian Koberlein, now there is
one patient fellow.
    I don't have any particular ideas myself but I have the feeling
that there's still along way to go before the mysteries of the universe
fully understood.
              John.

[Jimboot]

   I listened to the Wallace Thornhill thingy and found it rather sad.
I'd like to know what anyone else thought about this lecture.
Looking into it a bit I came across Brian Koberlein, now there is
one patient fellow.
    I don't have any particular ideas myself but I have the feeling
that there's still along way to go before the mysteries of the universe
fully understood.
              John.

I actually find the lectures quite exciting. The universe is alive with electricity