New to this forum please help me remember.

davemc · July 05, 2006, 04:32:08 PM

I remember in the early 1980s seeing a video on the news of some European scientist that had a sphere about 6 ? 8? diameter and they spun the thing and it took off. A year or so later I asked someone who watched it with me and he said that they had problems with it spinning out of control so it did not work. 20 years later I am interested in what it was and how it worked because I have a few ideas but I would love to see the plans for that thing. Anyone know about a device that looked like a ring in a ring device that spins very fast?

Thanks

gn0stik · July 06, 2006, 12:13:03 AM

Quote from: davemc on July 05, 2006, 04:32:08 PM
I remember in the early 1980s seeing a video on the news of some European scientist that had a sphere about 6 ? 8? diameter and they spun the thing and it took off.

So, they spun this sphere and it flew?

Quote from: davemc on July 05, 2006, 04:32:08 PM
A year or so later I asked someone who watched it with me and he said that they had problems with it spinning out of control so it did not work. 20 years later I am interested in what it was and how it worked because I have a few ideas but I would love to see the plans for that thing. Anyone know about a device that looked like a ring in a ring device that spins very fast?

So it spun out of control, did it do this while in the air?

Was it a ring in a ring? or a sphere?

I'm afraid we need you to be a little more descriptive.

regards,
gn0stik