Is this a hoax?

[PRC1964]

Yes it does work.

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

[Incognito]

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

[gingerjedi]

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.

[Paddy]

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.

[thunderlizard]

All governed by conservation of energy and momentum. That guy needs to keep moving his hand to keep it spinning forever.

I thought that - if it worked when the ring was held in a fixed position, that's how he'd be demonstrating it.

[gingerjedi]

SKA with magnets on.

Nah... SKA uses elastic bands.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K989u...eature=related

[Moscow Mule]

He also needs to add a rod to the "motor" to get it to generate the electricity which will generate friction, which will (in all likelyhood) stop the magnet from spinning...

[CheeseSlice]

I was going to mention SKA... but was afraid of receiving a summons...

My thoughts were....

If it was 'that' easy - why build nuclear power stations or drill for oil.

Just nip down to B&Q buy the magnets and set up your own 'Mag - power station' in the shed....

I'll be richer, beyond the dreams of avarice... MMMMMMWWWAAAAA!!!!!


T

All governed by conservation of energy and momentum. That guy needs to keep moving his hand to keep it spinning forever.

[Tingles]

I was going to mention SKA... but was afraid of receiving a summons...

My thoughts were....

If it was 'that' easy - why build nuclear power stations or drill for oil.

Just nip down to B&Q buy the magnets and set up your own 'Mag - power station' in the shed....

I'll be richer, beyond the dreams of avarice... MMMMMMWWWAAAAA!!!!!


T

[DimPrawn]

Not a hoax. Just a delusion.

SKA with magnets on.

[NotAllThere]

Not a hoax. Just a delusion. Didn't the bit about UFOs tip you off?

[DimPrawn]

That bloke should join CUK.

Boring, plainly wrong and with little knowledge in the subject.

[TheRefactornator]

I dunno - maybe it's me I got bored after about a minute..but that fella does remind of the guy off the vee-dubble-yer advert. He's only missing the dungarees.

[Tingles]

All,

I do not have a physics qualification....

Does this have a practical application? - or just a hoax?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkgyY47duCM

SFW




Thanks....