Orbo exposed

[Iosh]

Hello people, I've been lurking on the OU forums for some time with a growing interest on any kind of OU devices.
Now, to be a bit on topic...

I just worry the funding and attempt may be fake.
Meaning their whole goal would be to make the rest of us look like sacm artists.

I really hope and pray this is not the case here!

I really hope so too, because they are making more noise than one would want from a scammer. Here's an interview with Engadget, published yesterday: http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/17/the-engadget-interview-sean-mccarthy-ceo-of-steorn/

[argona369]

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[Clarky]

Wow the guy who wrote that exposed article in the first post needs to get his facts straight Magnets don't just demagnetise from lightly reacting with each other lol, and interacting neo magnets don't demagnetise very easily if atall. 

[armagdn03]

 

[Dingus Mungus]

Not only this, but it should be noted that in accordance with the second law of thermodynamics, a push from magnet to magnet should be the same as a pull from magnet to magnet. So a south to south configuration should give the same energy as a south to north configuration. This turns out not to be the case as demonstrated with adams motors, where the push seems to cause greater efficiency. My point is, that even if degausing were to occur with a south to south configuration, or a north to north, this could be overcome buy operating off of a pull instead.

Not totally true... In repel mode magnets tend to show some anomalous effects. I assume the reason for this observation is that there is only one POLR in attract, but that is inversely true for repeling magnets. Meaning repeling magnets only have one angle to avoid and the rest are all useful, where as in attract there is only one angle that delivers maximum force.

~Dingus Mungus