OT. Optical Perpetual Motion

[Dean Hoffman]

Just a neat oddball gizmo.

[hubops]

I don't get it .. esplain pleeze Lucy. John T.

[Dean Hoffman]

Gee Schroeder, I was hoping you'd explain it. I found it at the sci.electronics.design group. The header is How is This Done. Someone might bail us out.

whit3rd unread,

12:49 AM (10 hours ago) to >

Hilarious, really. The mirrors, for example, reflect both cylinders equally, just not toward the camera lens... that's not a weight-of-mirror effect at all, because the 'modulation' source claimed is a figment of the camera position. As for the empty/full picture 'balance', it is essential for such a balance that the arms support AT THE SAME POINT the two sides (like, with a hook and pan) both during calibration and weighing; those pictures aren't point-suspended, so a millimeter of offset distance would account for any apparent effect.

A bit of string hidden behind the upright can wrap around the axle and... instant paranormal phenomena!

[hubops]

the other Lucy :

John T.

[trader_4]

In the discussion at Youtube I see people speculating that an electromagnetic is used. Whatever the scam, it's interesting that someone has the motivation to actually construct this sham thing. Given the state of the country and how people choose to believe BS, probably about half the people believe that the "principle" stated here is true.