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Perpetual Motion Machine Invention by My Grandfather

My grandfather (O. Wright, 1880-1930) left behind a perpetual motion machine invention of his own design (find link to drawing of it below). Let me tell you about it.

 

It consisted of a spoked wooden wheel, probably bicycle size, with no tire attached. Spaced all along the perimeter of the wooden rim were small rectangular blocks attached by metal hinges. Inside these blocks were hollowed-out grooves in which weighted metal balls could move freely back and forth parallel to the wheel rim; the grooves were plugged with cork.

 

The idea was for the wheel, once it had been set on an axle of some kind, to be set in motion, causing the wooden blocks to open outward & downward from their hinges (aided by the metal balls inside) and force the wheel around and around, in perpetuity, with their weight.

 

I know this idea may sound silly. I know all the physicists and other scientists assure us there is no such thing as perpetual motion, due to friction, etc., and I have absolutely no reason to disagree with them. It's just that my grandfather's little invention fascinated me at a very young age, and I just want to share it with others now. Who knows, maybe some greater mind, a mind more grounded in true science, can take this old idea and apply it to some other application. I hope so. And if it does, let me hear about it.My grandfather (O. Wright, 1880-1930) left behind a perpetual motion machine invention of his own design (find link to drawing of it below). Let me tell you about it.

 

It consisted of a spoked wooden wheel, probably bicycle size, with no tire attached. Spaced all along the perimeter of the wooden rim were small rectangular blocks attached by metal hinges. Inside these blocks were hollowed-out grooves in which weighted metal balls could move freely back and forth parallel to the wheel rim; the grooves were plugged with cork.

 

The idea was for the wheel, once it had been set on an axle of some kind, to be set in motion, causing the wooden blocks to open outward & downward from their hinges (aided by the metal balls inside) and force the wheel around and around, in perpetuity, with their weight.

 

I know this idea may sound silly. I know all the physicists and other scientists assure us there is no such thing as perpetual motion, due to friction, etc., and I have absolutely no reason to disagree with them. It's just that my grandfather's little invention fascinated me at a very young age, and I just want to share it with others now. Who knows, maybe some greater mind, a mind more grounded in true science, can take this old idea and apply it to some other application. I hope so. And if it does, let me hear about it.

 

Provenance of my grandfather's perpetual motion invention:

 

Grandfather died in 1930, and the machine remained with my grandmother (O. Wright, 1885-1966), and when she passed away, it was left to my uncle (H. Wright 1907-1971), who had always remained with his mother, taking care of her; when he died, it came into my immediate family. It was lost, thrown away, or left behind when we moved away in 1978. That's the last any of us ever saw of it.

 Drawing of the machine:

 http://www.goneglobal35.com/perpetual.html

Author's homepage:

 http://www.goneglobal35.com/index.html

 

 

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How do Newton's Three Laws of Motion apply to Cheerleading?

I just need some examples of where Newton's Three Laws of Motion are applied in cheerleading.

Here are the laws in case you need them.

1st law: "An object in motion will remain in motion unless an external force acts upon it

2nd law: "F = ma; acceleration is proportional to force and inversely proportional to the mass of the accelerated object ."

3rd law: "For every action there is a equal and opposite reaction."

Thank you to any and all help.

1st law : if you do a pirouette (don't know if you do in cheerleading) and you're spinning , if there is no force acting upon you , (ex. friction, drag) theoretically you should never stop spinning .

2nd law : basically means when you do some throwing girls in the air stunts , how fast you go up is equal to the strength you are thrown at (ex. if a skinny guy does it you won't go that fast , if a buffed guy does it , you'll go up fast , and high )

3rd law : what goes up , must come down (ex. if you jump , you're gonna fall)

that being the strangest physics explanation i've ever done

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