Roll on the 20th June

[shakman]

Well, kind of the first thing you mention: basically it would be an imaginary line depicting where the outer end of a rod would be at any given time. It'd probably look a little like the outline of an American football resting on one end. Right now you've almost filled that in by the use of 8 rods and 8 'shadows' of rods. The line makes it easier to see what to expect in motion behaviour.
I myself have little hope for Archer's designs but you never really know 100% right?
I drew something (very badly) earlier in this thread so maybe you can base yourself on that. Only then it was on the assumption of communicating rods on opposite ends, now that seems to have changed with the new design.

Hey Morgenser, the greyed out arms are actually part of an idea I had to have each side of the wheel working.

So the front side will work to spin the wheel clockwise, then the other side works to spin it anti-clockwise (same direction but on the flip-side) at each half firing position of the front side. So if you look carefully, they don't really depict too much movement really, just at each half position.

I think I know what you were asking for. See below and let me know if this is what you are after. Sorry for the blurry image BTW. I had to get the file under 100kb to upload. NB: This image depicts the anti-clockwise side of my "two-sided" wheel concept.

Shakman

PS Sorry if this is a double-post. I had troubles with the image size the first time around.

[Bobbotov]

One positive thing that can be said about Archer's designs - he will never be accused of falling victim to creeping elegance.

[shakman]

Sorry - double post...
I will note however, before the rest of the scientific community jump on me, these are no doubt very inaccurate diagrams.
I'm yet to do any real world tests and it's difficult for me to assume what paths the rods actually will take.

[exxcomm0n]

I asked you, nicely, to stop calling me that.

Please stop calling me that. my name is Kai, my handle here is MrKai.

Thanks.

And I asked you to bring an idea.

Any idea.

From you, all I've heard EDIT is that I'm a stupid cheerleader that disingenuously lies.

If I'm just a drug addled do-nothing, why does my understanding of your handle, or perturbation of it really matter?

As to the idea, I still hear only crickets.

Hey!

That's it!

Let's afix generators on cricket legs and reap the vast wealth of natural power there!

<see? I'm willing to give you something as ridiculous as that to propose. I mean, how can I not? I've been painted Archerian.>

EDIT

Until then, you shall be a breakfast cereal packed with such "fortified nutrition" and flaky goodness as american industry can muster.

EDIT2

I missed you asking me anything of the sort, and not really interested in sieving your content for it. Could you please reference the posts?

[MrKai]

And I asked you to bring an idea.

Any idea.

From you, all I've heard that I'm a stupid cheerleader that disingenuously lies.

If I'm just a drug addled do-nothing, why does my understanding of your handle, or perturbation of it really matter?

Can you please reference where I made this original attribution to you? You constantly bring this up in your relies to me (the drug addled thing). I am well aware that I called you disengenous due to the gunshot argument...an assertion I still stand by.

I'm a grown ass man. I've got no problems whatsoever admitting when I am wrong.

How about you?

Please stop calling me Special K. it even takes more letters...is clearly an insult and I'm asking you nicely to cut it out.

As to the idea, I still hear only crickets.

Hey!

That's it!

Let's afix generators on cricket legs and reap the vast wealth of natural power there!

<see? I'm willing to give you something as ridiculous as that to propose. I mean, how can I not? I'm been painted Archerian.>

Actually, I do have an idea. How about we make an engine powered by strawman fallacy arguments?

See? I'm willing to posit a ridiculous idea too. What I think you aren't getting is that I'm interested in USEFUL ideas or THOUGHTFUL analysis...there is NO MERIT in nonsense.

It raises the noise levels as much as exchanges like these do. The disingenuous part of it all is that folks can't seem to see that.

Look, what if all of the Free Energy that was poured into this thread was poured into something that had...you know...results?

My idea, my contribution is to consider THAT. I'd say that was as least as valid as anything else here. At least it is based on some solid principles.

-K