CG Showcase of Overbalanced Wheel

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a-XXX XXX VII. trying my hands on wm2d, using (all) the lighter weights to lift up the heavy weights plus a load

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Analysing of Bessler's Clues 24.
< The Basic Shape of the Weights >

"Several such weights, wrapped in his handkerchief, he let us weigh in our hands to estimate their weight. They were judged to be about four pounds each, and their shape was definitely cylindrical." - eyewitness clue

"Who can make a pound-weight rise as 4 ounces fall, or 4 pounds rise as 16 ounces fall." - bessler clue

"Count Karl explained that small pegs, which swung back out of the way as the weight passed the zenith, blocked these weights." - fictitious clue

"About the size & shape of a coke can." - forum clue
"the lead weights were more like slightly smaller than half of a 12 oz. Coke can." - forum clue
http://www.besslerwheel.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=119566#119566

- based on clue extract from the forum, simply round off the shape of the weight to the size of coke can, for easy referencing

- refer to image, predicating the basic shape of the weights

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Analysing of Bessler's Clues 25.
< The Rise of the 4 pounds 4 quarters >

"He will be called a great craftsman, who can easily/lightly throw a
heavy thing high, if one pound falls a quarter, it shoots four pounds,
four quarters high."

- focus on the idea that the rising of the 4 pounds is on the ascending
side of wheel, giving 2 situations

- situation 1. refer to image "wheel_theory_25a.jpg", 4 quarters is the
distance between where the rolling weight is supposed to roll down in low
rpm to where it roll down after affected by the higher rpm of wheel
rotation

- so a slight indirect indication that the Bessler wheel might have a
lower rpm speed than expected

- the 26/55 rpm of the external rim of the wheel, recorded by the
eyewitness, may be "more than meet the eyes"

- situation 2. refer to image "wheel_theory_25b.jpg", 4 quarters is the
distance difference between the descending rolling weight, that have
rolled down, to the ascending rolling weight

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test-just wanted a link back to this thread.

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Analysing of Bessler's Clues 26.
< The Constant RPM >

"He will be called a great craftsman, who can easily/lightly throw a
heavy thing high, if one pound falls a quarter, it shoots four pounds,
four quarters high."

- theoretically speaking, if the wheel is able to achieve overbalanced
(by unbalanced, cf, ... etc), then the rpm of the wheel should increment
continuously, rotating faster and faster infinitely

- so how come, from the eyewitness, the bessler wheel is running at a
constant rate of 26/55 rpm ?

- one characteristic of the rolling weight is that when the wheel rotated
at a higher rpm, the rolling weight will gain a higher altitude before
rolling down.

- This gain in altitude will cause an increase in total
torque force on the ascending side of wheel (vice versa for the
descending side), which in turn, either prevent the wheel from rotating
faster or slow down the rotation... kind of acting as a speed regulator