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Anyone mechanically inclined see how the heck this thing is supposed to work:

Website: http://www.rarenergia.com.br/

Sterling's write-up: http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:RAR_Energia_Ltda_Gravity_Motor

I get the feeling it was built to keep some folks employed and otherwise "spinning their wheels" (pun intended).

« Reply #1, on May 3rd, 2013, 10:59 PM »

For some reason Theo Jansen's strandbeest's springs to mind.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSKyHmjyrkA

Quote from Lynx on May 3rd, 2013, 10:59 PM

For some reason Theo Jansen's strandbeest's springs to mind.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSKyHmjyrkA

That has got to be the goofiest thing I have ever seen in my whole life. So Theo thinks he is creating animals that live... I suppose that is one way to look at it. Hope he doesn't decide someday to build creatures that need to eat.

« Reply #3, on May 4th, 2013, 01:26 AM »

I see it as maybe a different version of this machine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT8QDJSnufI&feature=player_embedded

But instead of rolling ball bearings it has fixed arms.

If it doesn’t work then someone spent a lot of money on I-beams and steel shafts. Seems over kill to me but maybe it takes that big to get a little power?

element 119

« Reply #4, on May 4th, 2013, 01:55 AM »

Quote from element 119 on May 4th, 2013, 01:26 AM

I see it as maybe a different version of this machine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT8QDJSnufI

But instead of rolling ball bearings it has fixed arms.

If it doesn't work then someone spent a lot of money on I-beams and steel shafts. Seems over kill to me but maybe it takes that big to get a little power?

element 119

I think I heard 30KW. The size of those shafts look like they could handle 10,000 HP easy. Maybe it's just a boondoggle. I don't know. I wish I had that kind of money to throw around on wild ideas though. I could keep you guys entertained for months on end.