Rick Monteverde wrote:
" I bet that would work! Though simply spinning the disk would pull in air over the surface due to dragging from the boundary layer (beta ether again), so the added mechanical complexity of a blower isn't even necessary. Yes, I think I'll call it the "Freely Rotating Intake Surface Beta Ether Engine", or FRISBEE for short."
Cool Rick. Too bad I didn't think of it. :-)
OTOH if you spin just a disk without a skirt (inverted stock tanks have
a skirt) it will be symmetrical and cancel.
Got a pie tin, mini motor and a digital scale?
A long time ago before Frisbees, we used to toss the metal caps off asphalt roofing
rolls impressive distances. But our dog knew better than catching them.
Fred
