On 2/6/2007 3:36 PM, Kyle R. Mcallister wrote:
> Indeed, the stator wires do emit a lot of wind. One thing I did find is > that if the "stator" is mounted on the rotation shaft of the rotor, so > it rotates with it, the thing still works. I am guessing that what > happens is that the wires charge a section of air, and the rotor is then > attracted to this, (and the air towards the rotor), and this starts the > rotation. Upon reaching the balls, the charged air is (at least > somewhat) neutralized, and the balls are attracted towards the volume of > charged air produced by the "stator" wires in their new position. In > short, the thing chases itself, and uses a stator that is not > immediately obvious: the air itself. > > I can see where someone might think this is reactionless, because the > way it acts makes it somewhat hard to tell what is reacting. But it is > in fact the air that is doing it. Watching this thing move and thinking > about how it works reminds me of an induction motor, but in this case, > the armature is the Borbas device in its entirety, and the air around > the thing is analogous to the stator coils. Newton is again, > unfortunately, satisfied. According to the logic of Newton's laws of motion, the ions have to remain immobile to be able to pull the ball forward. However, the forward motion the ball will in turn be impeded by the ions immobility. Therefore, the ball should not move according to Newton. Harry
