Weightless Weight

[Lilhawk]

Ok a little more experimenting ...I did find a balance point. It was around 45 degrees from flat
I made a picture ( who would have guessed )

I feel the angle of the loads at each end of the seesaw make the difference in balancing

In the picture .... I show a fix ( not tried yet )  that might help....still  I think it will not balance flat

[overtaker]

Hey Alex.   How many lbs. of weight would be required to lift
a 10lb. weight in your first drawing?  (Providing you set that weight on the top left side of the lever ).  Thanks.

[Lilhawk]

This concept that Alex put forth is about balancing a load so that it takes very little energy to move the load up. 

think of a seesaw  with 100lb on each end-  "Balanced"..  add one pound  to one end and the other 100 lbs will move up.

[overtaker]

Thanks Lilhawk,    But are you saying I will be able to lift a car with this set up with just a slight pull? 

[Lilhawk]

sorta if this proves out.   

depending on the range of the seesaw which will see unbalancing the further the angle of tilt.  So if the balance goes out by say 1%

that means a 3000 lbs(car) weight will need at least 30 lbs of force to stablize it. 10% difference in weight at the ends of seesaw with 3000 lbs

means you need at least 300lbs to lift.

Also to keep balance the seesaw tilt will probably have to be limited to which will make a lift stroke small depending on scale.

actually I should not talk ...I need to try that fix first..if that doesn't help...     I think this idea is mute