Yes, some combination of that and tidal forces from the moon, perhaps.
On Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 5:18 AM, Hoyt A. Stearns Jr. <hoyt-stea...@cox.net>wrote: > Perhaps the energy is coming from the rotational energy of the earth, i.e. > > Coriolis effect <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriolis_effect> > > ( which as I look at it, is a fudge factor needed to account for anomalies > when you assume you're > > in an inertial frame of reference, but really aren't due to the rotation > of the earth.). > > > > One could extract energy from the earth by raising a weight vertically, > then letting it fall > > whilst letting it's east-west tendency generate force X distance. For > example if the > > surface of the earth is moving at 1000 km/hour and you raise a weight such > that the speed is > > now 1001 km/hour, as you let it fall you could extract 1 km/hour of > kinetic energy from it. > > > > I think that'd be a pretty small effect, hence the huge machine to get > anything useful. > > It would be interesting to see if it's orientation was north-south along > its rotational axis. > > > > Hoyt Stearns > > Scottsdale, Arizona US > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Terry Blanton [mailto:hohlr...@gmail.com] > Sent: Saturday, February 8, 2014 12:25 AM > To: vortex-l@eskimo.com > Subject: Re: [Vo]:: RAR gravity engine > > > > On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 9:59 PM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > Actually, the person you want to convince is Terry Blanton. He is our > > > resident expert in magnetic motors. He says he looked at some of them > > > closely and found they did not work. > > > > Skeptical by experience. We tested spirals, pulsed, shielded . . . > > every configuration we could imagine and found them conservative. > > But, I'm still open if someone has a new idea. > > > ------------------------------ > <http://www.avast.com/> > > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! > Antivirus<http://www.avast.com/>protection is active. > >
