OrionWorks wrote: > A thought experiment... > > Is it conceivable that a relatively small PM could be encased in a > non-magnetic casing of some high-tech sort prior to spinning it up to > RPMs in the range of, oh, lets say possibly within the spectrum of low > radio.
This would be EXTREMELY impractical! The prime minister would object and the security people would be all over you in a minute if you actually tried it. > > If the high-tech encasing was balanced perfectly so it wouldn't fly > apart I was wondering if the enclosed spinning PM might actually be > capable of generating enough EM radiation that the effect could be > detected as radio interference. > > Would anyone harbor a best guestamate concerning the maximum RPM > speeds that is likely to be achieved - for all practical purposes? > > I would guess that such an experiment would be extremely impractical to build. > > Regards > Steven Vincent Johnson > www.OrionWorks.com > www.zazzle.com/orionworks >
