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To: rosettasister; yefragetuwrabrumuy; ZULU; JimC214; I am Richard Brandon
Dunn talks about it and draws sketches. This guy

http://www.theforgottentechnology.com/newpage3

Builds his own wooden fixtures and moves things -- BIG things!

Watch the little movies on the above webpage.

This guy specializes in using counterweights, paired fulcrums, and the mechanical advantage provided by using paired inclinled planes -- with different slopes.

Of course, seeing him roll a square-section stone block eight feet down his sinusoidal "round road" -- with just a single push of his hand -- is impressive, too...

31 posted on 08/18/2010 4:41:13 PM PDT by TXnMA (Sez Br'er Rabbit to Br'er Fox: "Pleeeese don't throw me in dat brier patch!")
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To: TXnMA

That’s AWESOME!!

Thanks for the link.


38 posted on 08/19/2010 6:57:15 AM PDT by ZULU (God, guts and guns made America great)
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