Hi, Someone recently mentioned the phenomenon of all the clocks in a clock shop self synchronizing. My guess would be that this is due to the transmission of vibrations through the planks they sit on.
Mind shift. Protons trapped in the van Allen belts will preces about the Earth's magnetic field lines. Perhaps they too tend to self synchronize with the magnetic fields lines as the synchronization medium. The magnetic field lines pass right through the planet, and are also accessible where we live. Any free proton may also tend to preces about the Earth's field lines in synchrony with those in the belts, with energy being transferred by the field lines (yes I know, magnetic fields do no work, but in this case they would just be transferring energy from those in orbit to those in the lab). During water electrolysis free protons abound, particularly in an acidic environment, and any local magnetic field would tend to disrupt the Earth's field - hence the emphasis on non-magnetic hardware. Are the protons in a Joe cell being "juiced up" by energy transported to them from others trapped in the van Allen belts? And if so, how is this energy released in the engine? (Randomization of the magnetic axes in the engine might explain "magnetic" cooling of the engine). If anyone sees any potential value in this concept, can they put some numbers to it? Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://users.bigpond.net.au/rvanspaa/ Competition provides the motivation, Cooperation provides the means.
