tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4862207778089432835.post2327981363526972605..comments2024-03-27T11:55:27.988+00:00Comments on Bessler's Wheel and the Orffyreus Code: Bessler's wheel the solution to global warming?John Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13274781515636883957noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4862207778089432835.post-41067559206346517062009-09-26T10:35:53.453+01:002009-09-26T10:35:53.453+01:00Interesting indeed. It brings to mind, Bessler'...Interesting indeed. It brings to mind, Bessler's claim to have invented a ship that cannot capsize.Zhyyranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4862207778089432835.post-58379146371868779252009-09-26T04:45:47.720+01:002009-09-26T04:45:47.720+01:00Thanks Anonymous, you just gave me an idea for an ...Thanks Anonymous, you just gave me an idea for an experiment. Gurbakhsh Singh Mann claimed his worked both ways too. I'm initially skeptical as to whether the principle I'm looking at will show the same behavior underwater. I'd probably be the first to check that aspect.<br /><br />Speaking of Mann's device, the design does stir the imagination. The odd angle and the way the heavy weight is made to create pressure on the runner is really clever. It's got just enough plausibility to keep me interested. Though it's still just the proverbial boot strap so far as I can tell. He does have a group of 3 weights that lean out, I'm assuming toward the direction of movement. It's very interesting.windnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4862207778089432835.post-72346681298120776362009-09-24T17:41:38.813+01:002009-09-24T17:41:38.813+01:00I've always figured that whatever the mechanis...I've always figured that whatever the mechanism was that powered Bessler's wheel was, you could essentially reverse its operative principle by using buoyancy as opposed to gravity to power is. Depending on the weight of the gravity driven mechanism it might be worth it to use buoyancy instead. Keep in mind that the average cars engine weighs several hundred pounds. The same principle could most definitely be used for large ships (something I have never considered before)...<br /><br />EAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4862207778089432835.post-19972260148738781352009-09-23T18:29:03.714+01:002009-09-23T18:29:03.714+01:00Ah, well, if you think you can make a car out of i...Ah, well, if you think you can make a car out of it your design must be pretty neat. Virtually every idea I've had, including my current (no secret to this principle) would have to be VERY heavy to do much work and too heavy to lift themselves. A car that only goes downhill isn't much use.<br /><br />Boats are different though. I thought about Bessler re-tooling his wheel to use on the water, but I've always pictured something like a life raft with a built in continuous drive. I dunno... There must have been a reason why he did not shoot for simply powering the whole ship altogether. Probably because sails were loads better?<br /><br />Still hoping you'll share soon. I'm especially interested in hammers and anvils. ;-)windnoreply@blogger.com