Howard Johnson Replication Tube Claim

[powercat]

@ Sterling
this guy seems to have it
nearly 50%   it does work on magnetism
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVOdX8ZzYuU&feature=related

one of my favourites
cat
                             just magnets and a MATLAB program

[TinselKoala]

@ Sterling
this guy seems to have it
nearly 50%   it does work on magnetism
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVOdX8ZzYuU&feature=related

one of my favourites
cat
                             just magnets and a MATLAB program

And of course, a big power supply. Here's a quote from the video description:

"Everything is automatic, with an infrared distance sensor providing feedback to control the power supply shown on the bottom of the instrument stack. The cart is accelerated by the magnetic attraction between the variable electromagnet and the black, circular permanent magnet mounted to the cart. After reaching the desired speed, the electromagnet was turned off to allow the cart to coast a bit. Then the electromagnet was reversed to slow the cart to a stop just short of the coil as can be seen in the second segment. A strong reversed pulse was then used to eject the cart from the coil. "

[hansvonlieven]

I have single-handedly discovered Mylow's secret. It is very simple.

He has Teflon coated the sticky spot so it does not stick anymore. Result - Unimpeded Rotation.

Maybe bacon grease will do also, more research needed. 

Hans von Lieven

[TinselKoala]

Now,I really "seem to have it". Here's a graph from my latest configuration: Overhead horseshoe stator like Mylows, 4 u-rotor mags per gate, 3 gates, last magnet in each gate reversed so repultraction dominates over retracpulsion. Note several things: this is the exact same power input as in the 11.png and 14.png graphs. The max RPM is much greater than in 14.png.  The rundown time is Nearly The Same as with the keepered magnets (3 per group) in 11.png!! This is by far the best result I have obtained yet.
(When comparing the rundowns, start at the same rpm on each graph.)

Of course ,one needn't get excited until the rundown is clearly Longer than the control condition.

[Yucca]

In the Glass Table video, at the beginning he shows the stub axle and it looks like an inert chunk of aluminum. Then, as he's assembling the unit at about 2:00, he fumbles around with his left hand and could be switching out the inert piece for a more active "ringer". There's a brief glimpse of the unit during the walkaround, it looks superficially similar. Then at the end of the video there is some very suspicious action. He stops the disk manually, then KEEPS HOLDING ON TO IT while he removes the stator mount, still HOLDING the disk from moving until he takes it off the stub axle and conveniently blocks the view of the table with the disk. At this point it would be easy for the bird, for example, to replace the ringer with the inert piece.
There is enough room in the stub axle for the components you describe, and the turning of the disk would only draw under 200 milliAmps from, for example, a little hard drive motor and its control electronics. And a 11.4 volt 340 mA-H lipo is only 5 x 3.5 x 2 cm. so would give an hour run, easy. So it's a possibility that has not yet been ruled out, as far as I can tell.
(Oh, that bearing: It will act as a perfect slipping clutch and will allow the disk to accelerate just as shown. Do you really need to ask how I know these things....     )

Ahh, so you´re saying that possibly the very small stub axle piece at the bottom, the removable piece pushed into the bearing. That piece or a ringer of it could contain a small stubby motor and lipo and could be a self contained spinner. Then the bearing, with it´s neoprene guard seals and grease would act as the slipping clutch giving a super smooth acceleration. Sounds like the best proposition for trickery yet.

I watched the tabletop vid again and noticed all you said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCeQ8bwmcE

Haha, he´s a cheeky prankster, bravo to a damn fine show I say!