OverUnity prize money 15825 US$ total until now

[zydubion]

Stefan...I think your $500/$500 number will work.  Thanks, it will help.  Small does not mean less expensive.  In fact, machining small parts is usually more expensive than big parts.  Tiny parts are more dificult to work with.

[hartiberlin]

Hi Jim,
Yes that would also work, as long as it does not need any external fuel or power supply and is at least producing 1 Watt as the output.
If it is a big wheel I am willing to travel on my own cost across Europe to measure it at your place, when the blueprints are posted and you can´t ship it.

But there must be a working model to prove it. Maybe include a few SMOT ramps to help the weights being shifted better to one side. Good luck regards, Stefan.

[mscoffman]

  Thanks Stefan,
I am hoping in the next week or 2 to post a video of what would allow an overunity wheel to work.
It will be two opposing weight locations. Not sure how much work it will take after that.


                                                                                                   Jim

By the way...no releasing stored energy from warped boards.

:S:MarkSCoffman

[kenfree]

Hi All,
I have been following this forum for some time. The overunity prize money is a great and noble idea. I have gone through the rules for entering the challenge and I appreciate the fact that this prize money will eventually benefit the inventor of a working OU by bringing more publicity and good PR rather than immediate monetary gains. This I think is great. I however seek to differ on the rule to include only non patented idea. I don't know if this has been discussed before.
In my view, a patent is not only for control but also for a genuine determination of the true owner of an inventive idea. The patent provides a clear and undisputed prove of an inventor and I think it is best to let people patent their ideas. What would have been better is to rule that a person whith a patent and has a working device must be willing to give up his/her patent rights in order to enter the challenge. 
If things remain the way they are what happens if a patented device is announced and known outside this forum? I tend to think it would be better to include everyone who is trying to get a working OU device into the challenge.
Regards

[poynt99]

Stefan,

I am willing to donate $300US to this cause.

However, I have 3 conditions/amendments to the rules that would need to be met first.

1) The person submitting an application to the prize must outline in sufficient detail that they have performed adequate measurements to merit the application. This includes both electrical and mechanical devices. The measurements and methods must be included with the application.

2) At least one qualified person should be assigned to vet the application on the basis of 1) above. There is no point in wasting anyone's time on testing a device if there isn't at least some reasonable proof of OU to begin with. If in the opinion of this vetting person, there is not sufficient evidence to merit the application, the applicant may be asked to provide certain measurements, which the applicant must comply with in order to satisfy this requirement.

3) I would be happy to be your person to vet the electrical devices being submitted for admission to the prize. A different suitable person should be chosen to vet the mechanical-related devices. In many cases, it will be a cooperative effort between the two.

Regards,
.99