Weightless Weight

[Alexioco]

Yes Lilhawk, you can find a point of equilibrium if the angle is steep enough. You can even get the side of the arm with the weight to go up, however you will notice that though the arm goes up, the weight actually goes down.

Hans von Lieven

Hans, now I agree with you on that, the weight does start to go down at a certain point, but on my new design, it doesnt go down at all... maybe its to do with the length of the cord/string...

[Lilhawk]

Thanks Hans....that coincides with my experiment...

Alex ...just get the info of your build which is simple=  left tie point of seesaw to seesaw pivot distance
                                                                         right pully of seesaw to  seesaw pivot distance
                                                                         bottom pully to  seesaw  pivot  distance
that should be your build ...it might help me and others to prove you right

[Alexioco]

Thanks Hans....that coincides with my experiment...

Alex ...just get the info of your build which is simple=  left tie point of seesaw to seesaw pivot distance
                                                                         right pully of seesaw to  seesaw pivot distance
                                                                         bottom pully to  seesaw  pivot  distance
that should be your build ...it might help me and others to prove you right

you are right, im a little ignorant that way, sorry, I just went to my mates house to get a lead off him so im posting the footage... brb

Alex

[Lilhawk]

Ok I found perfect flat balance. ... with this design.   

but it has no lift to the load....it will support the load and the seesaw should move easily

the load just stays static with this. 

Probably won't go any farther with this

[hansvonlieven]

@ Lilhawk,

This is an interesting one. It does something I did not expect and I am at this moment at a loss to explain. Have a look at the simulation.

Hans von Lieven

Edit:  Surely it cannot do this in the real world. Look at seesaw3. Milkovic eat your heart out !