Great comments guys, on the clues and which are the best and which aren't really clues and the various interpretations of each. I may not comment much myself, but I love reading them, so thanks and keep it up!
Ever since I became acquainted with the legend of Bessler's wheel, I have been aware that opinion is divided into those who believe Bessler's claims that he had invented a perpetual motion machine, and those who reject them utterly. The latter group is vastly larger than the former.
As time has passed I have become increasingly surprised that there aren't more people, other than we few, who have looked at the evidence and concluded that there must be something in his claims. But of course the reason is clear, science states that such machine are impossible, and so well-entrenched in our minds is this view that nothing but the clearest evidence of their own eyes would convince those sceptics that such a machine is possible.
I know that on our side of the chasm there is a subdivision; those who believe Bessler's claims but still reject the gravity-only thesis. This is actually an encouraging fact. I say this because obviously the evidence which most of the world ignores has convinced some people, despite the apparent impossibility of the claims, that Bessler did not lie. Those people seek an alternative hypothesis and some suggest the presence of an additional force which assists gravity to complete the closed circle.
It seems to me that if the evidence that Bessler' wheel really worked is strong enough to convince such people, then it should be strong enough to convince more people and maybe some within the scientific community. Part of the problem may be that there has been no theory published which might plausibly explain how such a device could overturn the entrenched view. I have a theory in mind and it is instantly understandable once it is described and it requires no working model to prove it. But it is one thing to know why it is possible but another to construct something which uses that information effectively. I'm confident that I'm right but of course only a working model will prove it.
My own construction is mostly complete, although I'm only working with one mechanism at the moment. This is because I have to get this one right before I adjust the others. The action is almost there but I'm not happy with its range and I shall continue to adjust it until it performs as expected.
JC
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