Roll on the 20th June

[legendre]

Rusty,

Hi All
First I have to be honest here I hope the other videos are better because I didn't see anything there, I didn't see the 20L on the other end and I'm wondering why it bounced back up when theres no downward force on the other end is there a spring in the middle (...)

(emphasis mine)

You're getting it, slowly.. keep thinking about it. Think 'balance beam'..

-L

[Morgenster]

I'd be more impressed if the footage werefrom a distance and fixed and if the lever itself were balanced. Obviously the lever is heavier at the long end. Archer can verify this himself: all he needs to do is lift the long end till the lever is level and then let go. If the lever doesn't consistently fall to one side (the long one) then it is balanced and I stand corrected.
So next video I'd like to see this: a balanced lever and just dropping the small bottle just at the time it starts to flex the beam instead of flexing the lever upwards.
An otherwise lovely construction.

[MrKai]

Also, you will notice that when he's placing the weight on the long end, he actually has to do work to raise it to full height...

L, ok now I totally get your whole "AHA!" here, but honestly now...

if he, or anyone else, has to do this only once to get it started (I said if) and after that, it keeps going by itself, up and down, constant...

Do you think...anyone...really...cares?

I'm asking this, honestly and nicely...from a practical application point of view.

Thanks!

[MrKai]

@ MrKai

Dude,

You've finally come to the realization that there are true things outside of books.........

AND you admit it!

I'm proud of you! (even though you have yet to answer the other questions I posed, this is a hallmark moment and I shall not try to denigrate it.)

You kind of just did...the "hallmark moment" part. Its really not that deep...but thank you, I think, nonetheless.

You don't get me...at all, but that's OK

-K

[ramset]

so  you fellows are sure you are not seeing a design feature ? or you just cant wait to see it self run   so you want to smash it?  its a part of his machine let him finish  Chet