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    #11
    Originally posted by thunderlizard View Post
    I thought that - if it worked when the ring was held in a fixed position, that's how he'd be demonstrating it.
    I agree. It is the hand movement that makes it work.
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      #12
      Originally posted by Paddy View Post
      I agree. It is the hand movement that makes it work.
      A bit like a pendulum on a bit of string where very small movements can make it swing.
      Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave Johnson

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        #13
        That just has to be basic physics, opposite poles attract and like poles repel each other. That's what's causing the 'motor' to spin in a constant orbit. His slight hand movements are what's shifting its axis.

        The reason why it's not practical is because as someone said once you add a generator to the equation you're going to create friction which means far more powerful magnets. There's no way you could run a power station with something like that.

        Although is that not just what CERN is, a great big electromagnet used for propulsion? Wasn't cheap either was it.

        **Sorry, not CERN, I meant the Large Hadron Collider. CERN is the agency
        Last edited by Incognito; 30 April 2009, 21:59.
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          #14
          Yes it does work.

          Now can I interest you in some of my special snake oil?

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