Gravity Motor Patent 7/10/08

[TinselKoala]

If anyone has a wheel that "almost works" better than the one I showed in the videos, please post a video of it, including the test procedure.
Thanks in advance.

By the way, in the "Roll On" thread, I have extended my offer of One Thousand American Dollars as a prize, no strings attached, to ANYBODY that can demonstrate to a scientist (degreed please!) of their own choosing and a representative of the local Skeptic's group, a self-running magnet or gravity (or combo) wheel by the 20th of September 2008.
The usually understood definitions of "self-running" and "demonstration" apply, of course.

ABHammer, let's see what you've got that's new. The design you showed in the picture is at least 12 centuries old.

[Harvey]

Hey TK,

How about this concept, have you read of it anywhere?

Large wheel, say 4 feet on the bottom, small wheel, say 1.5 feet on the top. distance between the wheels, say 30 feet. A chain or belt connecting the two wheels and has an inner retainment system perhaps like the bottom of roller coasters to keep it from leaving the prescribed course.

Now we arrange AB Hammers around the chain. We can experiment with sliding the top wheel left or right to give the upside chain an incline and the downside chain a vertical or negative incline slope.

We run it up until the centrifugal force swings the hammers around the small wheel and they lock in the leverage position. The leverage on the oneside must outweigh the combined leverage and dead weight on the otherside(since centrifugal force will cause the hammers to swing out early at the top causing some negative torque).

The speed is engineered such that the top will centrifuge and the bottom will not.

Whattayathink?

[GeorgeRudd]

By the way, in the "Roll On" thread, I have extended my offer of One Thousand American Dollars as a prize, no strings attached, to ANYBODY that can demonstrate to a scientist (degreed please!) of their own choosing and a representative of the local Skeptic's group, a self-running magnet or gravity (or combo) wheel by the 20th of September 2008.
The usually understood definitions of "self-running" and "demonstration" apply, of course.

Only a $1,000 Tinsel? 

[4Tesla]

I like the magnet in the tube idea!!  I would make the tube the length of how far the magnet will repel so it won't be slamming into the end of the tube.  The wheel should work as long as magnets are only repelled and and not pulled.. If they are pulled you will get the wall effect.

I have attached a very rough graphic (not good with graphics yet) of how I would set it up. No latches.

Jason

[bullsnbears1]

I like the magnet in the tube idea!!  I would make the tube the length of how far the magnet will repel so it won't be slamming into the end of the tube.  The wheel should work as long as magnets are only repelled and and not pulled.. If they are pulled you will get the wall effect.

I have attached a very rough graphic (not good with graphics yet) of how I would set it up. No latches.

Jason

I've always thought that in any configuration similar to this the magnets or weights (depending on what you're using) should be attached to the magnet/weight on the opposite side of the wheel. This way the opposing weights "help" each other stay in the correct position.

On the nearly impossible chance that you get some speed of rotation you will have trouble with this setup with centrifugal force. If the weights are attached, then the weight that is further from the center (the down side) will keep the other weight from flying out to the perimeter.