Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site x.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!cybvax0!frog!x!john From: john@x.UUCP (John Woods) Newsgroups: net.physics Subject: Re: Gravity-based drive mechanism Message-ID: <446@x.UUCP> Date: Wed, 27-Mar-85 18:19:49 EST Article-I.D.: x.446 Posted: Wed Mar 27 18:19:49 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 31-Mar-85 03:15:00 EST References: <1182@ihuxi.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Charles River Data Systems, Framingham MA Lines: 11 > The "Tomorrow" section of the Chicago Tribune for Sunday, March 24 had > an article about a vehicular "drive" that "uses" gravity. A diagram > of the mechanism was included, as well as an explanation of "how it > works." It appears to be based on a pair of counter-rotating weights. Oh, yes, the way this one words is simple: one of the weights is labelled "6", and the other "9", so that the 9 weight is heavier, until it flips around and becomes a 6........... -- John Woods, Charles River Data Systems, Framingham MA, (617) 626-1101 ...!decvax!frog!john, ...!mit-eddie!jfw, jfw%mit-ccc@MIT-XX.ARPA