----- Original Message ----- From: Michel Jullian <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2009 3:19 am Subject: Re: [Vo]:Latest from Mylow
> 2009/5/5 Harry Veeder <[email protected]>: > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Michel Jullian <[email protected]> > > Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2009 2:21 pm > > Subject: Re: [Vo]:Latest from Mylow > > > >> 2009/5/5 OrionWorks <[email protected]>: > >> > >> > ...eddies within the rotating aluminum disk... > >> > >> Ah, is he? (your comment called for this Arthur Dent quote didn't > >> it Steven ;-) > >> > >> More seriously, 36 hours is no big feat, a simple pendulum can run > >> much longer than that while swapping potential energy with kinetic > >> energy, just like magmos do. > > > > I think such a pendulum would have to swing higher and higher > when it > > first starts to run for the comparison to be valid. > > You're probably right. > > > > >> Also, since when is aluminum "magnetic", or "ferrite material"? > >> > >> Michel > > > > ok technically speaking aluminum is paramagnetic. > > However when laymen (laypeople?) say something is magnetic they > mean it > > can be affected by the field of a magnet. > > You mean conductive then? Yes > > here's demo with a big strong magnet and a plate of aluminum. > > > > http://tr.youtube.com/watch?v=iABmUEH5sOk > > It says "video not available" > > Michel My mistake. The O should be a 0 (zero) Try this http://tr.youtube.com/watch?v=iABmUEH5s0k Harry

