Roll on the 20th June

[exxcomm0n]

Errrr....ummmmmm......

As a "pre-emptive strike" to some questions, I'd like to add some notes.

Yes, I know the mags are going to have to be stronger to "make up" for the lessor mag/metal vs. mag/mag attract.

But I think it's worth it as the metal smooths out (or makes larger) the magnetic field and makes that "drag" a steady constant instead of a ever varying mass of fields with lots of little "bumps" between them.

No, I have no idea if attraction is directly and infinitely linear to iron thickness.
I do know that depending on composition, it's much easier to break the pull of a particular magnet from thin iron stock, than it is thick iron stock.

I'm sure a little experimentation in the garage could answer the questions for me and anyone here with enough magnet/iron resources and a pull scale.

This is the basis of my iron attract theory .


EDIT

K....weird side thought.

What if the key to cold fusion was to change the polarity of 2 adjoining atoms and having their attraction create the collision and resulting energy?

Wouldn't that be the cat's pajamas?

(Can you tell it's good dope?)

[shakman]

What if the key to cold fusion was to change the polarity of 2 adjoining atoms and having their attraction create the collision and resulting energy?

Wouldn't that be the cat's pajamas?

(Can you tell it's good dope?)

LOL - It must be great dope!
You wouldn't want to see that experiment escape a controlled environment.

BTW If you haven't already seen this, you should watch it. It's very funny stuff: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXmzcroUmdU

[Fred Flintstone]

Hey BATMAN...

What's that wire or cable or something going to the spinning wheel?
What does it do?

Freddy

[sm0ky2]

Wow, wait a second...

You mean to tell me AQ never claimed to build an OU wheel in the past?

And he never finished the lever.

So what has he accomplished?

Why do people put so much faith in him?

Why does everyone think AQ has a better chance at OU than you, me, themselves, or anyone?

I'm not trying to be a skeptic, but shouldnt this be something important to considder?

-PurePower

NO.,  none of these things matter one bit.  the ONLY thing that is important here is the device in question. 

Can we get it to work?   Yes , or No ?

That's all that really matters.....

[sm0ky2]

And why wouldn't I, or any engineer, make a good accountant? We are all pretty damn good with numbers, I think we can handle some basic arithmetic...

-PurePower

being an engineer myself, i have to agree with PP on that point..

accounting is a rather simple task...