On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 6:19 PM, Terry Blanton <hohlr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 12:39 PM, Harry Veeder <hveeder...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Even if it is a "loss", why is one direction better at turning motion > into > > heat? > > > > Conventional theory predicts the same "loss". > > Everyone believes the repulsive force should be the same as the > attractive force between magnets; however, the repulsive force is > always less. Here is a handy calculator to demonstrate this: > > > http://www.magnetsales.com/Design/Calc_filles/PullAndPushBetween2DiscMagnets.asp > > I think this might be what led to Steorn's confusion. > > > Since the magnets are moving in a loop, asymmetrical differences between replusive and attractive forces cannot explain the anomaly. The anomaly only appeared in the presence of soft ferrite magnet. harry
