Because I'm away to Spain for some R & R, and may have limited access to the internet I probably won't post anything on my blog for a couple of weeks. I have a plan written up for my return as I have worked out precisely what needs to be altered in the design of the mechanisms, but I shall mull over the design during my break. With luck I shall be back on course for reconstructing Bessler's wheel on my return.
It surprises me that, given everything I know about the mechanism, I should have made such a simple error as not ensuring that the mechanism operated at the correct time in the rotation of the wheel. I wonder how many other trials by other would-be inventors failed because of something similar, something that maybe went through unnoticed. How many near-misses have their been?
Lastly, thank you for the many messages of encouragement. I had no idea so many people were following this blog.
"Una cerveza, por favor!" - Make that "Una grande cerveza, por favor!" Just practising you know ;-)
Sadly for us Brits, we seem to be a country that is fast developing a binge-drinking culture with the predictable side affects of under age drinking. In Spain you see hardly any drunks and yet they appear to indulge for several hours a day. It must be the drip drip approach that allows them to maintain their dignity despite being several sheets to the wind. In the UK we seem to hit the ground running and attempt to get as many jars of the strongest nectar available down our necks in the shortest possible time - with predictable results.
What's that saying? Oh yes - Alcohol, the cause of, and the solution to all of life's problems.
See you when I get back.
Ciao.
JC
It surprises me that, given everything I know about the mechanism, I should have made such a simple error as not ensuring that the mechanism operated at the correct time in the rotation of the wheel. I wonder how many other trials by other would-be inventors failed because of something similar, something that maybe went through unnoticed. How many near-misses have their been?
Lastly, thank you for the many messages of encouragement. I had no idea so many people were following this blog.
"Una cerveza, por favor!" - Make that "Una grande cerveza, por favor!" Just practising you know ;-)
Sadly for us Brits, we seem to be a country that is fast developing a binge-drinking culture with the predictable side affects of under age drinking. In Spain you see hardly any drunks and yet they appear to indulge for several hours a day. It must be the drip drip approach that allows them to maintain their dignity despite being several sheets to the wind. In the UK we seem to hit the ground running and attempt to get as many jars of the strongest nectar available down our necks in the shortest possible time - with predictable results.
What's that saying? Oh yes - Alcohol, the cause of, and the solution to all of life's problems.
See you when I get back.
Ciao.
JC
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ReplyDeleteJohn, I really hope you are onto something here.
ReplyDeleteI just got back from Spain 2 weeks ago. Too bad we missed each other. All about timing I guess just like your wheel!
Going away is excellent. It allows you to sit back and look at things in a different way. New ideas often emerge.
Enjoy the break.
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ReplyDeleteIs it not dangerous to tell everyone you are going on holiday? I hope your prototype and plans are under lock and key at the bank and not left in an empty house. Having said that, if there is even the remotest of chances that your gravity wheel could work, then the whole idea of writing this blog is a little dangerous, don’t you think?
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