At 01:46 pm 02/05/2006 -0400, Terry wrote: > I posted this elsewhere; but, Vorts deserve a > chance to poo-poo it. Thanks to Beene and Grimer > for the inspiration. > > Imagine a gyroscope with zero bearing friction > and windage. It is anchored at the base axle. > The top axle is attached to a point on the edge > of a wheel. The wheel will rotate slowly due to > the precession of the gyroscope. If the wheel > turns another axle which turns a generator, you > have just made a device which converts gravity to > electricity. > > N'est-ce pas? > > Terry
The following article by Dr.Harold Aspden, http://www.energyscience.org.uk/notes/rn9712.htm is relevance to this since if some of the downward force of the gravitational wind is being bled off at right angles then there will be a reduction in the weight of the gyro. Frank Grimer
