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elsie · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 2:44 am Post subject: This quest requires opinions...

Hi all, I’d like your opinion on an idea of mine. It can be found on: http://alternativemishmash.blogspot.com. I’d appreciate your responses, be it constructive criticism, your approval, or admitting confusion. Corrections and additional knowledge will be welcomed with open arms. I don’t mind if you email or post a comment… I’m pretty desperate for feedback if you couldn’t tell. Wink

It's a mix of physics, maths and renewable energy....
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Tenebra · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 4:15 am Post subject:

I get a Page not found error. Maybe you mistyped something?
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JerWA · Prince Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Posts: 1497 Location: WA, USA

Take off the trailing dot:
http://alternativemishmash.blogspot.com/

Other than that I can't help you. Way over my head.
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mohrorless · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:03 am Post subject:

There goes using the old noggin today. That was way over my head. Of course, I am to physics what Einstein was to the Patent Office, useless.
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JONB · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 2:16 pm Post subject:

I think this knight is way too clever for us mere loonies.

But it only proves that the women here are the intelligent ones. #ni-1

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mohrorless · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 2:56 pm Post subject:

JONB · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 3:00 pm Post subject:

True. Now that you say that, and after much deliberation................. Rolling Eyes

I agree. By the very fact that they are here, they can not be intelligent Q.E.D.

But what does that make us????
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mohrorless · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:55 pm Post subject:

A Shrubbery · Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 1:15 am Post subject:

Well, aside from the obvious that you can't create a perfect system, (friction, wear, gravity, etc) I think it has some good potential to recover excess energy from whatever you're running.

How practical it would turn out is more a matter of engineering and materials. But keep at it, I think you may be onto something. Just remember, they always said pigs would never fly.

*edit: A thought just occured to me, tidal or wave energy...
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elsie · Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:12 am Post subject:

Sorry about the link Embarassed

Thanks for fixing it JerWA! And we can be both intelligent and crazy... it's eccentricity... Confused

A Shrubbery: I know that the perfect system could never be recreated- I thought it would make the page simpler to overlook those forces. When it comes to materials etc I'm completely at a loss- I need to wait a few years to be studying for my degree before I know what to do about that! I'm going to research tidal energy and see how I can incorporate it- thanks for the support!
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Tenebra · Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:52 am Post subject:

I wrote a small reply to your idea, in the blog (as Darkchilde).
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elsie · Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 3:34 am Post subject:

Ah! I was wondering who that was! Very Happy

I'm in the process of posting a reply to your comment (as well as some other issues that people had) on the blog but I'll keep you updated here too.
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elsie · Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 3:48 am Post subject:

yep, I understand...

I'm not eccentric, i am... a character, codger, crackbrain, crackpot, crank, kook, nut, oddball, screwball, weirdo, bohemian, maverick, nonconformist; coot, rarity; freak... Razz

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JONB · Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 5:55 am Post subject:

Ha Ha so therefore a woman! Surprised

Tarred by your own brush!

You can run but is it worth the effort?

If your idea could be used on some way to harness tidal energy, you might just save us all. Keep up the research.
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Sir Hamster of Elderberry · Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:21 am Post subject:

That's an interesting way to recover mechanical energy. I agree it might not be practical for a car, be it might have some application for large ships. The springs in your device are subject to harmonic motion, and big vessels like ocean liners and aircraft carriers use large gyroscopes to stabilized the craft and damp out harmonic motion (from ocean waves, naturally). A gizmo like yours might be used to damp out harmonic motion and recover mechanical energy at the same time.

I think there is some similarity to your whatzit and the regenerative braking system used to recover braking energy in some hybrid vehicles.
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2005/02/ldquoextremerdq.html

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A Shrubbery · Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:14 pm Post subject:

elsie · Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 4:12 am Post subject:

Yep, and they're all synonyms for eccentric.

Razz

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mohrorless · Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:06 am Post subject:

So Elsie, have we helped or at least shown you what WON'T work? Cool

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elsie · Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 12:47 am Post subject: