Quote from: truesearch on March 17, 2015, 10:49:42 AM
@sm0ky2:


Thanks for that info. I'd be interested in seeing what else you come up with (when you have time).


That description reminds me alittle of a halbach array (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halbach_array).


later,
truesearch

kind of, yes. but only one end is open. Its basically the same effect that makes the halbach increase in strength, but arranged to project in a straight line, instead of a "field".
I'm not finding much in terms of the old Tri-Force videos, most are now removed from youtube, and a lot of the other websites have since gone out of business. Grateful this one survives the test of time....

I have some magnets coming in the mail soon, so if I can't find one of the videos, i'll reproduce the effect and post it here.
It would be interesting if we could explain how it relates to our current magnetic field theory.

I suppose it is possible for a "vortex" to exist, even in this arrangement, but without an observable return-path, we have no point of reference.....

also, important to note, that those experiments debunk the PM-Theory of monopoles...  one pole has the same effect another magnets as a dipole, when you face one pole towards the other magnet. Either repulsion, or attraction.

The difference being, in the magnetic "beam/ray", the magnetism does not increase exponentially as you get closer to the source.
so, while a magnet may turn towards, or even move towards the beam, the increase in acceleration as it gets closer, is not as extreme as you would expect from a normal field.

Smoky2:'The difference being, in the magnetic "beam/ray", the magnetism does not increase exponentially as you get closer to the source.'

Interesting.perhaps a massive hysteresis of the duo-poles folding and stretched into what appears as one?

@sm0ky2

I suppose you talk about these kind of magnetic experiments, which for me seems to be more close related to Howard Johnson or Eric Laithwaite work, first with linear magnetic motor and the second with the electromagentic linear motor (the father of MagLev):
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKCsKoLEf5A
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt0zoHy46uo
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnMSSz7W8YU
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVLzYbkPlh4

or here on overunity.com, someone tried a discussion on this theme in 2008:
- http://www.overunity.com/4334/triforce-track-idea/nowap/

But also pay attention that they both tried in the first time to udnerstand what really is magnetism, beyond the hypotesis, theoretical concepts, axioms, postulates and other human mental abstractions! This should be the main reason to play with magnets! As I also do in my spare time!

Quote from: sadang on March 17, 2015, 12:02:15 PM
they both tried in the first time to udnerstand what really is magnetism, beyond the hypotesis, theoretical concepts, axioms, postulates and other human mental abstractions!

Yes abstractions like those pesky words sandag keeps using.  LOL.

Quote from: sm0ky2 on March 17, 2015, 09:06:54 AM
we did some experiments years back, wherein a magnetic field was projected in a linear fashion, to distances upwards of 17 meters, with no detectable return path.
Most people assume that all magnetic fields are "looped". And in most cases this can be demonstrated, that the field does in fact circle back onto itself, north terminating at the south end, and vice versa.

But this is not always necessarily the case, as the magnetic effect can be made to continue in a straight path, similar to a beam of light.
When this occurs, field equations break down, the reduction in strength is no longer consistent with an exponential decrease with distance, and a magnetic-beam or ray theory may be then applicable.

This is where you have FAILED MENTALLY


your confusion is WELL understood, and i made a video on this "MENTAL DEFECT"



All magnetic flux lines are CLOSED LOOPS



however you ACCURATELY observe their effects at distance,........ but this is NO DIFFERENT than an idiot flapping his arms in the OCEAN (the ETHER), and causing perturbations AT A DISTANCE



but the idiots arms are only so long..........the preturbations are just that, FIELD PERTURBATIONS.





I know and understand your mental DEFECT on this observation.   I understand it .  However YOUR CONCLUSION on same is wrong.