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Welcome!
How do you like the new discussion board?
Total Votes : : 51
It's great!
72%
 72%  [ 37 ]
It's OK.
13%
 13%  [ 7 ]
I liked the old one better.
13%
 13%  [ 7 ]




Private Messaging?
Should we allow private messaging on this board? (Please vote!)
Total Votes : : 31
Yes
45%
 45%  [ 14 ]
No
29%
 29%  [ 9 ]
I don't care
25%
 25%  [ 8 ]




Members Only Forum?
Should we set up a members only forum? (Please vote!)
Total Votes : : 28
Yes
57%
 57%  [ 16 ]
No
17%
 17%  [ 5 ]
I don't care
25%
 25%  [ 7 ]




Bessler Co-operative?
Would you be prepared to join a "Bessler Co-operative" group as outlined below?
Total Votes : : 25
Yes
56%
 56%  [ 14 ]
No
44%
 44%  [ 11 ]




Are we ready?
Are you ready to accept the changes a Bessler Wheel would bring to your life?
Total Votes : : 21
Yes
85%
 85%  [ 18 ]
No
4%
 4%  [ 1 ]
Not sure - I don't fully understand how it would affect me
9%
 9%  [ 2 ]




Should we disallow anonymous posts?
Should we disallow anonymous posting? (Please vote!)
Total Votes : : 41
Yes
63%
 63%  [ 26 ]
No
26%
 26%  [ 11 ]
I don't care
9%
 9%  [ 4 ]




PM Searcher Poll
How dedicated are you to solving Perpetual Motion?
Total Votes : : 45
Obsessive Compulsive: Thinking more than 8 times a day...
64%
 64%  [ 29 ]
Weekly Tinkerer: thinking more than 4 times a week...
33%
 33%  [ 15 ]
Lazy Garage Monkey: Less than 2 times a month...
2%
 2%  [ 1 ]




Time to enable avatars?
Should we enable personal avatars on this board?
Total Votes : : 26
Yes
80%
 80%  [ 21 ]
No
3%
 3%  [ 1 ]
Don't care
15%
 15%  [ 4 ]




Release Question:
Where would you release the news?
Total Votes : : 16
Here at besslerwheel.com?
50%
 50%  [ 8 ]
To a Local Newspaper?
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
A TV Show?
12%
 12%  [ 2 ]
At a College?
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Perhaps a scheduled event?
6%
 6%  [ 1 ]
On your own website?
18%
 18%  [ 3 ]
Keelynet?
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Have someone do it for you?
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
tell a friend...
12%
 12%  [ 2 ]




Fraud Forum?
Should we create a new forum for reporting and discussing Bessler / PM fraud?
Total Votes : : 23
Yes
60%
 60%  [ 14 ]
No
30%
 30%  [ 7 ]
Don't care
8%
 8%  [ 2 ]




Card System?
Should we enable a reputation system (i.e. Yellow Card)?
Total Votes : : 9
Yes
55%
 55%  [ 5 ]
No
22%
 22%  [ 2 ]
Don't care
22%
 22%  [ 2 ]




Are you a Sniff, Scurry, Hem or Haw?
On re-creating Bessler's Wheel, I am currently...
Total Votes : : 17
working on a wheel and not just components
47%
 47%  [ 8 ]
working on a spell to make a wheel perpetual
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
praying for an idea of some sort
5%
 5%  [ 1 ]
proving to myself that components of my wheel works
17%
 17%  [ 3 ]
deciphering Bessler's work to shortcut a wheel solution
11%
 11%  [ 2 ]
awaiting funds to build a wheel or component
11%
 11%  [ 2 ]
a newbie but I want to learn more about Bessler
5%
 5%  [ 1 ]




Inventors Intent: Unknown
Why are you trying to solve it...
Total Votes : : 25
For the our/earth future well being...
36%
 36%  [ 9 ]
For $$$...
16%
 16%  [ 4 ]
For Fame...
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
To stick it to the man...
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
To shove it down the throats of all the nay-sayers...
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
You are bored...
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
All of the above...
44%
 44%  [ 11 ]
dont know...
4%
 4%  [ 1 ]




The Nature of Energy and Work
What is your view of the nature of energy and work?
Total Votes : : 19
Energy and work are the same thing
15%
 15%  [ 3 ]
Energy and work are equal but distinct
31%
 31%  [ 6 ]
Other (specify in post)
52%
 52%  [ 10 ]




Off-Topic Forum
Off-Topic Forum?
Total Votes : : 11
Yes - Good idea
90%
 90%  [ 10 ]
No - Bad idea
9%
 9%  [ 1 ]




Hydro-Tank: Poll Opinion
In your opinion...
Total Votes : : 13
Would this work?
23%
 23%  [ 3 ]
Wont this work?
76%
 76%  [ 10 ]




New forum categories?
New forum categories?
Total Votes : : 115
General Discussion
8%
 8%  [ 10 ]
Communitiy Buzz
8%
 8%  [ 10 ]
Bessler Life and Times
1%
 1%  [ 2 ]
Bessler Writings / Drawings
4%
 4%  [ 5 ]
Maschinen Tractate
3%
 3%  [ 4 ]
Bessler Clues
3%
 3%  [ 4 ]
Occult Physics
0%
 0%  [ 1 ]
Announcements
3%
 3%  [ 4 ]
New Ideas / Theories
6%
 6%  [ 7 ]
Gravity / Anti-Gravity
3%
 3%  [ 4 ]
Alleged PM Machines
3%
 3%  [ 4 ]
Math / Physics
4%
 4%  [ 5 ]
Energy / Entropy
2%
 2%  [ 3 ]
Empirical Evidence
5%
 5%  [ 6 ]
Brainstorming
4%
 4%  [ 5 ]
Spirituality / Belief
1%
 1%  [ 2 ]
PM Greed / Altruism
4%
 4%  [ 5 ]
Experiments
5%
 5%  [ 6 ]
Pipe Dreams
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Electricity / Magnetism
2%
 2%  [ 3 ]
Astronomy / Cosmology
0%
 0%  [ 1 ]
Rants
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Raves
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Fraud
1%
 1%  [ 2 ]
Conspiracy
1%
 1%  [ 2 ]
Website Updates
1%
 1%  [ 2 ]
Questions for John Collins
2%
 2%  [ 3 ]
Questions for Bill McMurtry
2%
 2%  [ 3 ]
Skepticism
1%
 1%  [ 2 ]
Off Topic
4%
 4%  [ 5 ]
All of the above
3%
 3%  [ 4 ]
None of the above
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Don't know / don't care
0%
 0%  [ 1 ]




Approaching 10,000 posts... and another prize drawing!
How many posts should be required for a member's eligibility in the prize drawing?
Total Votes : : 27
1
25%
 25%  [ 7 ]
2
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
3
3%
 3%  [ 1 ]
5
3%
 3%  [ 1 ]
10
51%
 51%  [ 14 ]
none of the above
3%
 3%  [ 1 ]
don't know / don't care
11%
 11%  [ 3 ]




Bush or Kerry? ;)
Bush or Kerry?
Total Votes : : 16
Bush
25%
 25%  [ 4 ]
Kerry
75%
 75%  [ 12 ]




PMM Debut Poll:
When will a true/working PMM debut?
Total Votes : : 17
1-2 Years?
64%
 64%  [ 11 ]
3-5 Years?
17%
 17%  [ 3 ]
5-10 Years?
11%
 11%  [ 2 ]
10-20 Years?
5%
 5%  [ 1 ]




Das Triumphirende
Will you be getting John's Das Triumphirende?
Total Votes : : 23
I already have it.
30%
 30%  [ 7 ]
Yes
39%
 39%  [ 9 ]
No
30%
 30%  [ 7 ]




New Release Poll: F/E
When will a true F/E Tech be released...
Total Votes : : 10
1: Before 2005
30%
 30%  [ 3 ]
2: First Quarter of 2005
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
3: Second Quarter of 2005
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
4: Third Quarter of 2005
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
4: Fourth Quarter of 2005
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
5: Beyond 2006
60%
 60%  [ 6 ]
6: Never
10%
 10%  [ 1 ]




Ages of PMers
What age group do belong to?
Total Votes : : 20
under 20 years of age
5%
 5%  [ 1 ]
21-30 years of age
10%
 10%  [ 2 ]
31-40 years of age
30%
 30%  [ 6 ]
41-60 years of age
55%
 55%  [ 11 ]




Ages of PMers (redux)
What age group do belong to?
Total Votes : : 44
0 - 9
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
10 - 19
2%
 2%  [ 1 ]
20 - 29
22%
 22%  [ 10 ]
30 - 39
25%
 25%  [ 11 ]
40 - 49
22%
 22%  [ 10 ]
50 - 59
13%
 13%  [ 6 ]
60 - 69
11%
 11%  [ 5 ]
70 - 79
2%
 2%  [ 1 ]
80+
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]




What are we building?
I envision the successful gravity converter to be...
Total Votes : : 20
a wheel
75%
 75%  [ 15 ]
a pendulum
5%
 5%  [ 1 ]
a marble machine (rolling weights)
10%
 10%  [ 2 ]
a bouncing machine (using inertia)
5%
 5%  [ 1 ]
a hydraulic machine (using pressure)
5%
 5%  [ 1 ]




Search Cookie Filter Concept
Google Ignore Option Good or bad idea...?
Total Votes : : 3
Good?
33%
 33%  [ 1 ]
Bad?
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Needs Tweaking first...
66%
 66%  [ 2 ]




Darrell Vandusen Poll
Darrell Vandusen should be:
Total Votes : : 30
OUT
60%
 60%  [ 18 ]
IN
20%
 20%  [ 6 ]
DON'T CARE
20%
 20%  [ 6 ]




Design & Build Team
Would you be willing to partner up to give either time, materials or funds?
Total Votes : : 11
Yes
81%
 81%  [ 9 ]
No
18%
 18%  [ 2 ]




Case of Primemignonite (James) vs. Ed, now in session...
Verdict?
Total Votes : : 17
Ed is guilty, now let's drop it!
11%
 11%  [ 2 ]
Ed is guilty, ban him from this group!
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Ed is innocent, now let's drop it!
64%
 64%  [ 11 ]
Ed is innocent, ban James!
11%
 11%  [ 2 ]
It's a draw, now let's drop it!
5%
 5%  [ 1 ]
It's a draw, but let's ban them both!
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Undecided
5%
 5%  [ 1 ]




Bessler star signs
Which star sign were you born under?
Total Votes : : 37
Aries - March 21 - April 20
10%
 10%  [ 4 ]
Taurus - April 21 - May 21
13%
 13%  [ 5 ]
Gemini - May 22 - June 21
8%
 8%  [ 3 ]
Cancer - June 22 - July 22
2%
 2%  [ 1 ]
Leo - July 23 -August 21
5%
 5%  [ 2 ]
Virgo - August 22 - September 23
10%
 10%  [ 4 ]
Libra - September 24 - October 23
10%
 10%  [ 4 ]
Scorpio - October 24 - November 22
5%
 5%  [ 2 ]
Sagittarius - November 23 - December 22
8%
 8%  [ 3 ]
Capricorn - December 23 - January 20
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Aquarius - January 21 - February 19
21%
 21%  [ 8 ]
Pisces - February 20- March 20
2%
 2%  [ 1 ]




Young people
Young members of our Bessler community, please tell us your age:
Total Votes : : 11
0-8 years old
9%
 9%  [ 1 ]
9-12 years old
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
13 years old
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
14 years old
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
15 years old
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
16 years old
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
not applicable
90%
 90%  [ 10 ]




Income Poll
General Income?
Total Votes : : 21
-10,000.00
14%
 14%  [ 3 ]
-15,000.00
9%
 9%  [ 2 ]
-20,000.00
4%
 4%  [ 1 ]
-25,000.00
4%
 4%  [ 1 ]
-35,000.00
14%
 14%  [ 3 ]
-45,000.00
14%
 14%  [ 3 ]
-60,000.00
23%
 23%  [ 5 ]
-100,000.00
14%
 14%  [ 3 ]




Failed Designs, WM2D Models, Artwork, etc POLL
A thread of failed wm2d, artwork, etc for public viewing
Total Votes : : 14
Yes
92%
 92%  [ 13 ]
No
7%
 7%  [ 1 ]




Religious discussion/debate poll
Should religious discussion/debate be restricted to the Off Topic section?
Total Votes : : 33
Yes
81%
 81%  [ 27 ]
No
18%
 18%  [ 6 ]




Sibling Birth Order Poll
What is your sibling birth order
Total Votes : : 35
First Born
37%
 37%  [ 13 ]
Middle Child
28%
 28%  [ 10 ]
Youngest Child
28%
 28%  [ 10 ]
Only Child
5%
 5%  [ 2 ]




Reaction Poll
Your Reaction ?
Total Votes : : 27
Happy that it's finally been solved
59%
 59%  [ 16 ]
Really upset that someone beat you to it
29%
 29%  [ 8 ]
Have a good cry
3%
 3%  [ 1 ]
wonder how you will spend your spare time in future
7%
 7%  [ 2 ]




Did Bessler use strings and cords?
"How likely do you think Bessler used strings and cords in his wheel?
Total Votes : : 29
90 to 100 percent
37%
 37%  [ 11 ]
80 to 89 percent
3%
 3%  [ 1 ]
70 to 79 percent
3%
 3%  [ 1 ]
60 to 69 percent
3%
 3%  [ 1 ]
50 to 59 percent
6%
 6%  [ 2 ]
40 to 49 percent
3%
 3%  [ 1 ]
30 to 39 percent
13%
 13%  [ 4 ]
20 to 29 percent
3%
 3%  [ 1 ]
10 to 19 percent
3%
 3%  [ 1 ]
below 10 percent
20%
 20%  [ 6 ]




Corporate Lawyers and PMMs
Are you under a non-disclosure agreement with your employer that limits or takes your rights to your inventions?
Total Votes : : 16
Yes
12%
 12%  [ 2 ]
No
68%
 68%  [ 11 ]
I don't know
6%
 6%  [ 1 ]
I don't care
12%
 12%  [ 2 ]




The weighty influence of Newton
The influence of Newton ?
Total Votes : : 31
Newton was wrong, I build anything that looks like it may work
9%
 9%  [ 3 ]
Newton was right, I won't build anything that I can see violates
16%
 16%  [ 5 ]
Newton was right but there are exceptions to every rule
29%
 29%  [ 9 ]
Newton was right but rules are made to be broken
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Newton was right but the answer relies on an(other) unformulated law(s).
35%
 35%  [ 11 ]
Newton was right, it is impossible, I just enjoy this as a hobby.
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Who's Newton ?
9%
 9%  [ 3 ]




springs
Is it possible to accomplish besslers mechanism also without springs? if bessler used springs were these necessary for machine's continual movement?
Total Votes : : 20
the mechanism can operate also without springs
55%
 55%  [ 11 ]
bessler used springs to keep the thinking away from the solution
10%
 10%  [ 2 ]
springs are urgently necessary for the function.
35%
 35%  [ 7 ]




is vandusen the 21st century Bessler
is vandusen the 21st century Bessler
Total Votes : : 17
yes
11%
 11%  [ 2 ]
no
88%
 88%  [ 15 ]




Amazon touts anti-Israeli views,
Do you support Amazon censorship?
Total Votes : : 2
Yes, censorship in support of the Palestinian people is justified
50%
 50%  [ 1 ]
Yes, Amazon correctly censored the book about violence
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
No,censorship is unacceptable in principle
50%
 50%  [ 1 ]
No, censorship is not Amazon's business
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]




Is the pulse force to push a swing a form of O.U.
Do you bielieve that Mr. Tseungs explanation that a person pushing a swing could be Over Unity.
Total Votes : : 14
Yes
7%
 7%  [ 1 ]
No
85%
 85%  [ 12 ]
I do not understand his explanation
7%
 7%  [ 1 ]




What are you
What are you?
Total Votes : : 36
A passerby.
2%
 2%  [ 1 ]
An interested in concepts but not active in pursuit viewer.
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
A fisherman, looking to educate yourself by taking other peoples ideas.
2%
 2%  [ 1 ]
Someone who thinks perpetual motion is silly and is looking in for a laugh.
2%
 2%  [ 1 ]
Someone who has heard and believes perpetual motion is impossible and is posting just to have some fun.
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Someone who believes perpetual motion is impossible based on their academic training, and is posting just to have some fun.
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Someone who knows perpetual motion is possible and is looking in.
11%
 11%  [ 4 ]
Someone who knows perpetual motion is possible and is posting because they are a disinformation specialist.
2%
 2%  [ 1 ]
Someone who knows perpetual motion is possible and are honourable and are trying to get it done.
33%
 33%  [ 12 ]
Someone who hopes and thinks perpetual motion is possible and are trying to get it done.
36%
 36%  [ 13 ]
A combination of the above.
8%
 8%  [ 3 ]




The first working wheel since Bessler?
Do you think that Mr. Kelly has a working wheel?
Total Votes : : 41
1. Yes
26%
 26%  [ 11 ]
2. No
53%
 53%  [ 22 ]
3. Not sure
14%
 14%  [ 6 ]
4. He stole my idea!!
4%
 4%  [ 2 ]




Balance in Unbalance, Unbalance in Equilibrium
What do you think, Is it possible for a rotating unbalanced wheel to keep the center of mass in a fixed position?
Total Votes : : 28
Yes, It is possible, I know it.
21%
 21%  [ 6 ]
I think it is possible somehow.
35%
 35%  [ 10 ]
I don't know.
25%
 25%  [ 7 ]
This is impossible, no way...
17%
 17%  [ 5 ]




The missing Mercury...
Have you come to the conclusion that Bessler's wheel used magnetic fields in some way?
Total Votes : : 37
Yes
5%
 5%  [ 2 ]
No
94%
 94%  [ 35 ]




New webserver machine
Have you noticed any improvement lately in the performance of the forum and wiki?
Total Votes : : 18
Yes, a big improvement
38%
 38%  [ 7 ]
Yes, a small improvement
22%
 22%  [ 4 ]
No, performance is the same
22%
 22%  [ 4 ]
No, performance is worse
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Don't know
16%
 16%  [ 3 ]




What is your opinion on giving it away !?
A good idea to send publicly the details of such a machine!?
Total Votes : : 21
A bad idea, keep that secret and get the money.
14%
 14%  [ 3 ]
A good idea, everyone will benefit and you will get the fame.
76%
 76%  [ 16 ]
A very bad move.
9%
 9%  [ 2 ]




Who wants to share information !?
Who wants to add data in the wiki !?
Total Votes : : 14
I want to but I don't want to be the only one doing so.
21%
 21%  [ 3 ]
I will..
57%
 57%  [ 8 ]
I don't want too, not interested.
21%
 21%  [ 3 ]




How many years have you been working on trying to solve P.M.
I have been working on solving P.M. for.
Total Votes : : 33
1 year or under.
9%
 9%  [ 3 ]
2 to 4 years.
15%
 15%  [ 5 ]
5 to 7 years.
6%
 6%  [ 2 ]
8 to 10 years.
15%
 15%  [ 5 ]
11 to 15 years
15%
 15%  [ 5 ]
16 to 20 years.
6%
 6%  [ 2 ]
21 to 30 years
9%
 9%  [ 3 ]
31 to 40 years
15%
 15%  [ 5 ]
Too long to remember when
9%
 9%  [ 3 ]




Bessler's Secret Force
The 'origin' of Bessler's Secret Prime Mover Force ?
Total Votes : : 49
Gravity Force [Only]
63%
 63%  [ 31 ]
Don't Know
10%
 10%  [ 5 ]
Environmental/Ambient Force
8%
 8%  [ 4 ]
Other
18%
 18%  [ 9 ]




Why
WHY
Total Votes : : 28
To satisfy my curiosity and give me some peace .
46%
 46%  [ 13 ]
If I can solve it I might get very rich
42%
 42%  [ 12 ]
Seeing my name go down in history
10%
 10%  [ 3 ]




How many wheels have you actually built ?
Approx 50 by computer
Total Votes : : 28
Approx 100 by computer
7%
 7%  [ 2 ]
Approx 300 by computer
7%
 7%  [ 2 ]
Approx 500 by computer
7%
 7%  [ 2 ]
Approx 700 by computer
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Approx 1000 by computer
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Over 1000 by computer
3%
 3%  [ 1 ]
Approx 5 wheels in the shop
42%
 42%  [ 12 ]
Approx 10 wheels in the shop
7%
 7%  [ 2 ]
Approx 25 wheels in the shop
14%
 14%  [ 4 ]
Approx 50 wheels in the shop
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Approx 75 wheels in the shop
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Approx 100 wheels in the shop
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Over 100 wheels and counting
10%
 10%  [ 3 ]




How reliable a tool is WM2D for using to create a physical working model?
Can WM2D be relied upon to produce a runner?
Total Votes : : 16
Yes, it will produce a true working device
12%
 12%  [ 2 ]
No, it has quirks and does not represent the real world correctly
87%
 87%  [ 14 ]




To donate or Not to donate?
Why are there so few donations?
Total Votes : : 25
No ability to pay by Paypal
4%
 4%  [ 1 ]
Have only thought about donating
4%
 4%  [ 1 ]
Will donate soon
4%
 4%  [ 1 ]
Will not donate
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Can not afford a donation
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
My $5 worth won't make any difference
4%
 4%  [ 1 ]
I'd rather have advertising on the site
20%
 20%  [ 5 ]
I have donated
52%
 52%  [ 13 ]
Other (please explain in a post!)
4%
 4%  [ 1 ]
New Option: would be willing to pay $1 per month for Community Buzz and Albums
8%
 8%  [ 2 ]




Inner/outer rotation...
Is the internal mechanism(s) rotating at the same velocity as the outer wheel?
Total Votes : : 11
yes
45%
 45%  [ 5 ]
no
54%
 54%  [ 6 ]
not sure
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]




Website upgrade
How is the site's performance on the new server?
Total Votes : : 24
Much better
62%
 62%  [ 15 ]
Somewhat better
25%
 25%  [ 6 ]
The same
12%
 12%  [ 3 ]
Somewhat worse
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Much worse
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]




What year do you think....
What year ( if any ) do you think a free energy machine will be exibited?
Total Votes : : 38
2009
21%
 21%  [ 8 ]
2010
18%
 18%  [ 7 ]
2011
15%
 15%  [ 6 ]
2012
15%
 15%  [ 6 ]
2013
2%
 2%  [ 1 ]
later
21%
 21%  [ 8 ]
never
5%
 5%  [ 2 ]




A pay-driven site.
Who thinks, based on the subject question, that this should be a pay driven site?
Total Votes : : 19
1. Yes?
26%
 26%  [ 5 ]
2. No?
73%
 73%  [ 14 ]




Bessler Wheel Convention
Should we hold a yearly Bessler Wheel Convention
Total Votes : : 14
yes
64%
 64%  [ 9 ]
no
35%
 35%  [ 5 ]




Is Energy the Ability to Do Work?
Is Energy the Ability to Do Work?
Total Votes : : 11
True
72%
 72%  [ 8 ]
False
27%
 27%  [ 3 ]




Someone gives the whole solution on this forum, what do you do now?
The blue prints of the solution are published, What do you do?
Total Votes : : 15
I build a replicat, in view to verify his assumption.
66%
 66%  [ 10 ]
I don't try anything at all, for sure it's a joke from a new superego.
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
It's an happy end, I search another interesting forum.
6%
 6%  [ 1 ]
I make very quickly a patent request, hoping to be first, before him.
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
I engage a Court procedure against him, for theft of my old patented idea.
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
I try to contact him, proposing an association for business.
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
I try to find a improvement for his design, justifying a brand new patent.
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
I give his name to the MIB for action.
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
I collect some funds in view to build a statue in his honnor.
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
I suicide myself, because I was not the first to find.
6%
 6%  [ 1 ]
I suggest his name for the next Nobel Commitee
6%
 6%  [ 1 ]
I do nothing, this is a 'non-event', disturbing the quietness of this forum.
13%
 13%  [ 2 ]
I apologize for the red dots given earlier.
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]




Age when you first heard of Bessler's wheel?
How old were you when you first heard of Bessler's Wheel?
Total Votes : : 33
0 - 10 years old
3%
 3%  [ 1 ]
11 - 20 years old
15%
 15%  [ 5 ]
21 - 30 years old
21%
 21%  [ 7 ]
31 - 40 years old
15%
 15%  [ 5 ]
41 - 50 years old
21%
 21%  [ 7 ]
51 - 60 years old
15%
 15%  [ 5 ]
61+ years old
9%
 9%  [ 3 ]




big child, little hammer, little child, big hammer.
Is this worth investigating further?
Total Votes : : 8
Yes
100%
 100%  [ 8 ]
No
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]




Working model overunity mechanical.
You belive this is a hoax
Total Votes : : 21
yes
47%
 47%  [ 10 ]
no
33%
 33%  [ 7 ]
how would I know ?
19%
 19%  [ 4 ]




Will JC Ever Publish All His Juicy Wheel Secrets?
Will JC Ever Publish All His Juicy Wheel Secrets?
Total Votes : : 41
Yes
43%
 43%  [ 18 ]
No
34%
 34%  [ 14 ]
He's As Deluded As The Rest Of The Members
21%
 21%  [ 9 ]




Will JC's Hammer Guys Prime Mover Design Ever Work?
Will JC's Hammer Guys Prime Mover Design Ever Work?
Total Votes : : 10
Yes
20%
 20%  [ 2 ]
No
80%
 80%  [ 8 ]




Who votes not to vote on axel's (stupid) thread (will jc's hammer guys pri. . .
Who votes not to vote on axel's (stupid) thread
Total Votes : : 13
Yes
69%
 69%  [ 9 ]
No
30%
 30%  [ 4 ]




Would Ralph Be Able to Build a Wheel From Anyone's Plans, If He Cannot Follow Directions to Start a Simple Poll??
Would Ralph Be Able to Build a Wheel From Anyone's Plans, If He Cannot Follow Directions to Start a Simple Poll??
Total Votes : : 16
No Way
18%
 18%  [ 3 ]
Maybe
12%
 12%  [ 2 ]
Yes, but he'd have to ask for help
6%
 6%  [ 1 ]
Yes, definitetly
62%
 62%  [ 10 ]




Will we ever see Axel's wheel!?
Will we ever see Axel's wheel!??
Total Votes : : 14
Yes
7%
 7%  [ 1 ]
No
14%
 14%  [ 2 ]
I really don't give a damn about axel..
78%
 78%  [ 11 ]




Out of chaos arises order...
This idea is totally insane
Total Votes : : 3
This guy is as mad as a hatter
33%
 33%  [ 1 ]
This guy is as mad as a hatter but there might be something in this mad idea
66%
 66%  [ 2 ]




Bessler's Weights Survey
Which style weight do you think Bessler used:
Total Votes : : 18
Figure A
83%
 83%  [ 15 ]
Figure B
16%
 16%  [ 3 ]




The Multi Lever Phenomenon is simple
do you beleive that the Multi Lever Phenomenon is genuine
Total Votes : : 25
YES
24%
 24%  [ 6 ]
NO
76%
 76%  [ 19 ]




Energy storage, better than a spring.
All newbies should be shot
Total Votes : : 11
Newbies will be newbies for ever and ever, there is no escape from newbie status until you become the oldest member of the forum
27%
 27%  [ 3 ]
Aren't we lucky to have all these newbies
72%
 72%  [ 8 ]




MT drawing sequence is a code ?
I contribute to the "Buy back nicbordeaux' copy of MT"
Total Votes : : 4
JC is responsable for this, hang, draw and quarter him
75%
 75%  [ 3 ]
This should be forbidden reading
25%
 25%  [ 1 ]




Some reasons Bessler was probably a hoaxer.
How convinced are you of Bessler's sincerity.
Total Votes : : 54
100%
62%
 62%  [ 34 ]
Pretty sure, but not positive.
27%
 27%  [ 15 ]
Doubtful.
3%
 3%  [ 2 ]
Just plain don't know.
3%
 3%  [ 2 ]
He is a liar.
1%
 1%  [ 1 ]




When seeing your first wheel self-rotating, what song do you want to listen?
When seeing your first wheel self-rotating, what song do you want to listen?
Total Votes : : 10
1. The Ecstasy of gold (Ennio Morricone) [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV0wPBYDQ6Y[/url]
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
2. Halleluyah (Händel) [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnHksDFHTQI[/url]
10%
 10%  [ 1 ]
3. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Richard Strauss) [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLuW-GBaJ8k[/url]
10%
 10%  [ 1 ]
4. William Tell Overture (Rossini) [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TOW_4TXJ2Q[/url]
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
5. Monarch Coronation Music - Emperor & King [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD-bYvFMLDQ[/url]
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
6. Va Pensiero - Pavarotti @ Zucchero [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bt9RTMDvX4[/url]
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
7. Clubbed to Death (Rob Dougan) [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YCGtT_FRYg[/url]
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
8. Epitaph (King Crimson) [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoHzjkdeb1U[/url]
10%
 10%  [ 1 ]
9. Another, the link is my post below...
70%
 70%  [ 7 ]




What is your favorite book published by John Collins?
What is your favorite book published by John Collins?
Total Votes : : 10
Grundlicher Bericht
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Apologia Poetica
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Das Triumphirende
10%
 10%  [ 1 ]
Maschinen Tractate
10%
 10%  [ 1 ]
Perpetual Motion, An Ancient Mystery solved
30%
 30%  [ 3 ]
I'm still reading them
10%
 10%  [ 1 ]
I don't read them. I like to do my own research
20%
 20%  [ 2 ]
Who is John Collins?
20%
 20%  [ 2 ]




Buzz Saw Thought
Thumbs?
Total Votes : : 12
Up
41%
 41%  [ 5 ]
Down
58%
 58%  [ 7 ]




2010, The Year That Could Be It One Way Or Another
Will John Collins Build a Working Gravity Powered Wheel in 2010?
Total Votes : : 10
In 1st Qtr
30%
 30%  [ 3 ]
In 2nd Qtr
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
In 3rd Qtr
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
In 4th Qtr
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Sometime after 2010
70%
 70%  [ 7 ]




Has the atwoods analysis thread gone on too long ?
Atwoods should be shot
Total Votes : : 3
Yes
33%
 33%  [ 1 ]
Most definitely
66%
 66%  [ 2 ]




POLL: Does the Weight Rest after Impact?
When the weight strikes the board at the rim, does it immediately move off or does it remain at rest against the board while the rim rotates for a certain amount of degrees then it lifts off?
Total Votes : : 24
Immediately leaves
8%
 8%  [ 2 ]
Rests for 1 to 45 degrees of movement then leaves
8%
 8%  [ 2 ]
Rests for 45 to 90 degrees of movement then leaves
25%
 25%  [ 6 ]
Rest for more than 90 degrees of movement then leaves
33%
 33%  [ 8 ]
Weight does not strike board at rim
25%
 25%  [ 6 ]




John's new book.
Would you like to see John publish a biography of his Bessler Wheel journey?
Total Votes : : 30
yes
63%
 63%  [ 19 ]
no
36%
 36%  [ 11 ]




It's Time To Take A Pulse. The Besslerwheel Academy Awards
Who do you think conducts themselves with the most professionalism and class
Total Votes : : 3
Stewart and Ed
66%
 66%  [ 2 ]
John and "Ovyyus"
33%
 33%  [ 1 ]




Which Children’s Game Was It?
Wagner wrote that Bessler stated “Children in the lane play with his perpetual motion or so-called superior force”. - Andrew Witter
Total Votes : : 15
Hoop and Stick
40%
 40%  [ 6 ]
Marbles
6%
 6%  [ 1 ]
Leap-Frog
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Ball and Bat
6%
 6%  [ 1 ]
Spinning Top
6%
 6%  [ 1 ]
Swinging
6%
 6%  [ 1 ]
Other
33%
 33%  [ 5 ]




Why not narrow the search for Besler's Wheel
should we make this list
Total Votes : : 7
I do not agree
71%
 71%  [ 5 ]
yes I agree
28%
 28%  [ 2 ]




Get Out Now ?
Should "funwithgravity2" go away ?
Total Votes : : 9
Yes,because he is leeching
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Yes,because his babble is getting boring.
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Yes, unkown or different reason
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
No, he can stay but i won't add anything valuable.
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
No, he can stay, we are all have different things to offer.
44%
 44%  [ 4 ]
No, he can stay, i like some of what he says
33%
 33%  [ 3 ]
No, differences of opinion make the site better
22%
 22%  [ 2 ]




Forming a Bessler co-op
Do you think there should be a Bessler Co-op formed? Please read reasoning listed within this topic.
Total Votes : : 21
Yes (something like this could be beneficial)
28%
 28%  [ 6 ]
No (what sort of a nutcase is this guy?)
61%
 61%  [ 13 ]
Undecided (Ill answer this after a few beers)
9%
 9%  [ 2 ]




Poll: Is the 300th Anniversary Discovery Date 2011 or 2012?
Which date should we observe for the anniversary?
Total Votes : : 10
We should celebrate the 300th anniversary of Bessler’s discovery in 2011.
30%
 30%  [ 3 ]
We should celebrate the 300th anniversary of Bessler’s discovery in 2012.
70%
 70%  [ 7 ]




Did Pop Keenie succeed in harnessing gravity?
Did Pop Keenie succeed in harnessing gravity?
Total Votes : : 40
Yes
20%
 20%  [ 8 ]
No
42%
 42%  [ 17 ]
Don't know
37%
 37%  [ 15 ]




Anti-Grav
Will the solution of the Keenie/Bessler wheel lead to the discovery of Anti-Grav.
Total Votes : : 23
Yes
17%
 17%  [ 4 ]
No
82%
 82%  [ 19 ]




Returning back to an old disputed concept
On these three ways, which one is the good one?
Total Votes : : 14
the first
7%
 7%  [ 1 ]
the second
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
the third
14%
 14%  [ 2 ]
none
78%
 78%  [ 11 ]




What was Bessler’s most powerful machine design?
Check the statements you agree with ...
Total Votes : : 31
Draschwitz was the most powerful design.
9%
 9%  [ 3 ]
Merseburgh was the most powerful design.
6%
 6%  [ 2 ]
Kassel was the most powerful design.
19%
 19%  [ 6 ]
The bi-directional wheels contained two uni-directional machines.
19%
 19%  [ 6 ]
Bessler wanted to sell a one directional machine.
9%
 9%  [ 3 ]
Kassel (26 rpm) if built as a one directional wheel would run at 52+ rpm.
12%
 12%  [ 4 ]
Merseburgh (40 rpm) if built as a one directional wheel would run at 80+ rpm.
12%
 12%  [ 4 ]
Bessler’s machine used a ratchet like Asa Jackson’s working PM machine did.
9%
 9%  [ 3 ]




The falling elevator and the lost coin...
What behavior will have the coin?
Total Votes : : 18
The coin falls on the floor
33%
 33%  [ 6 ]
The coin remains in my hand
33%
 33%  [ 6 ]
The coin will be sticked on the elevator's roof
5%
 5%  [ 1 ]
The coin will float inside the elevator (like in the space shuttle)
27%
 27%  [ 5 ]
I don't know but for sure, after the arrival in the basement it will be difficult to find the coin
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]




The radish wheel
Buy free radish wheel plans
Total Votes : : 5
Yes, I would like to buy the plans for the radish wheel.
40%
 40%  [ 2 ]
It won't work, we don't believe you.
60%
 60%  [ 3 ]




I really don't get this :( No response at all.
I am not answering because :
Total Votes : : 18
This is a totally stupid idea, it will not work.
11%
 11%  [ 2 ]
I can't figure out why this should or shouldn't work
22%
 22%  [ 4 ]
I am spiteful and jealous, petty minded and refuse to recognize a genuine genius
66%
 66%  [ 12 ]




An ecological gravity wheel
In what direction this gravity wheel will rotate?
Total Votes : : 17
clockwise
11%
 11%  [ 2 ]
counterclockwise
5%
 5%  [ 1 ]
neither (no rotation at all)
82%
 82%  [ 14 ]




What do you do? I feel the pain (actually based on science)
If you see a posted error, what would you do? I would...
Total Votes : : 6
slam the post & the poster
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
politely correct the poster & possibly post example
66%
 66%  [ 4 ]
post a corrected example without reference to original
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
just let it ride
33%
 33%  [ 2 ]




The golf club wheel
Golf club wheel
Total Votes : : 7
This guy is nuts.
71%
 71%  [ 5 ]
This guy is totally insane.
28%
 28%  [ 2 ]




Only condition under which OB wheel will work
On yer bike
Total Votes : : 14
This is a load of rubbish
42%
 42%  [ 6 ]
I believe this is the solution
14%
 14%  [ 2 ]
I am not willing to give an opinion
7%
 7%  [ 1 ]
I know this already, I never drill a hole straight.
7%
 7%  [ 1 ]
Other
28%
 28%  [ 4 ]




Confidence in Bessler poll
How confident are you that Bessler's wheel in genuine
Total Votes : : 35
99 percent
82%
 82%  [ 29 ]
90 per cent
2%
 2%  [ 1 ]
70 per cent
8%
 8%  [ 3 ]
50 per cent or less
5%
 5%  [ 2 ]




Gravity, CF, or both?
What does the wheel do?
Total Votes : : 20
Continue to turn unabated
15%
 15%  [ 3 ]
Slow, but continue turning
5%
 5%  [ 1 ]
Coast to a stop
80%
 80%  [ 16 ]




Of course it'll fail. But it looks good right now. Vid.
Why didn't I build this ?
Total Votes : : 14
This is bogus
35%
 35%  [ 5 ]
This is nothing new
57%
 57%  [ 8 ]
This is looks like a major development but I think Nick doesn't understand why what he's got does what it does, therefore it's irrelevant
7%
 7%  [ 1 ]




Confidence in Keenie poll
How confident are you that Keenie's wheel is genuine
Total Votes : : 31
99 percent
16%
 16%  [ 5 ]
90 per cent
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
70 per cent
3%
 3%  [ 1 ]
50 per cent or less
80%
 80%  [ 25 ]




The Keno Bessler Connection
Check the box if you agree with the statement ...
Total Votes : : 10
Leigh Keno looks like Johann Bessler
30%
 30%  [ 3 ]
Keno is related to Bessler
30%
 30%  [ 3 ]
Keno’s great grandfather had a working PM machine
40%
 40%  [ 4 ]




Wouldn't want this to be OU. Oil tank problem.
What to do ?
Total Votes : : 6
Don't do it.
66%
 66%  [ 4 ]
Don't do it.
33%
 33%  [ 2 ]




Should Doc’s Buzzsaw PM machine go to a museum?
Where should Doc’s cast iron PM machine (Buzzsaw) go?
Total Votes : : 17
It should go to the Smithsonian, our national museum
5%
 5%  [ 1 ]
It should go to the Tennessee museum with Asa Jackson’s wheel
70%
 70%  [ 12 ]
It should go to his home state local museum
11%
 11%  [ 2 ]
It should go elsewhere (like a private inventor)
11%
 11%  [ 2 ]




What caused the wheel motion to sustain?
What was the motion sustained by?
Total Votes : : 40
1. Gravity
37%
 37%  [ 15 ]
2. Spring or springs
7%
 7%  [ 3 ]
3. Magnet or magnets
2%
 2%  [ 1 ]
4. Temperature difference from ambient evironment
2%
 2%  [ 1 ]
5. Temperature difference from a heat source such as burning a fuel
5%
 5%  [ 2 ]
6. Barometric pressure
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
7. Compressed air
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
8. Centrifugal force
2%
 2%  [ 1 ]
9. Centripetal force
2%
 2%  [ 1 ]
10. A person in another room turning a crank or pulling a rope or cord
5%
 5%  [ 2 ]
11. Black magic
7%
 7%  [ 3 ]
12. Other
17%
 17%  [ 7 ]
13. Pendulum or pendulums
10%
 10%  [ 4 ]




Idiots and Dumbasses....
Do you agree?
Total Votes : : 10
Yes
60%
 60%  [ 6 ]
No
20%
 20%  [ 2 ]
Don't care
20%
 20%  [ 2 ]




I aplologize to everyone and especially to Jim... now let's get on with it .Read before voting .
Should I be banned yet again ? (if not bump my rep up please)?
Total Votes : : 16
Yes
31%
 31%  [ 5 ]
No
68%
 68%  [ 11 ]




Do you know that The Lunar Embassy is selling plots on moon?
Do you think capitalising a land on moon by all humans for commercial and residential activities is ethical?
Total Votes : : 3
Yes
33%
 33%  [ 1 ]
No
33%
 33%  [ 1 ]
No idea on this!
33%
 33%  [ 1 ]




Same or different "Principle"
Do you think all Bessler's wheels used a same basic Principle?
Total Votes : : 26
All used same basic Principle.
100%
 100%  [ 26 ]
Unidirectional wheels used different basic Principle than bidirectional wheels.
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]




Own up please.
Of course I have invented PM
Total Votes : : 30
I have invented PM but am keeping it a secret.
33%
 33%  [ 10 ]
PM was explained to me by aliens disguised as MIB's
13%
 13%  [ 4 ]
I'm pretty sure I have invented PM but it's too complex to explain
13%
 13%  [ 4 ]
I have invented PM but nobody believes me.
10%
 10%  [ 3 ]
I have PM but patent issues prevent me from disclosing.
10%
 10%  [ 3 ]
I have not invented PM but look on with amusment as others waste time trying to.
20%
 20%  [ 6 ]




Sjack Abeling
Did Sjack Abeling achieve continuous rotation?
Total Votes : : 16
Yes
12%
 12%  [ 2 ]
No
87%
 87%  [ 14 ]




The Avalanchedrive driving a wheel!
Do you believe this has a good chance at being a runner?
Total Votes : : 25
Yes
4%
 4%  [ 1 ]
No
64%
 64%  [ 16 ]
Would you require a working model as the only way to prove it’s a runner?
8%
 8%  [ 2 ]
yes
16%
 16%  [ 4 ]
No
8%
 8%  [ 2 ]




Energy law changes?
Do you think this is a fraud if gravity is a input?
Total Votes : : 8
Yes
62%
 62%  [ 5 ]
No
37%
 37%  [ 3 ]




Poll related to: "Big Troubles Brewing For The Theoretical Physics Smart-set"
What do I name such a machine
Total Votes : : 24
Gravity enhanced torque amplifer
4%
 4%  [ 1 ]
A perpetual motion machine
12%
 12%  [ 3 ]
A gravity powered motor
50%
 50%  [ 12 ]
Perpetual motion of the second order
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Other than above choices, please explain
33%
 33%  [ 8 ]




The application of Bessler’s Physics to Bessler’s problem!
Do you agree?
Total Votes : : 20
Yes I agree!
50%
 50%  [ 10 ]
No I do not Agree!
50%
 50%  [ 10 ]




At what stage do people turn from enthusiastic researcher to dogmatic crank?
At what stage do people turn from enthusiastic researcher to dogmatic crank?
Total Votes : : 13
Once I'd found the answer and couldn't be bothered to build it.
23%
 23%  [ 3 ]
After exhausting all my ideas. If those didn't work, nothing will...
23%
 23%  [ 3 ]
When I start to give out little useless hints to stroke my ego.
7%
 7%  [ 1 ]
When I've built all designs taken from that ink blot I've been working from. Wait a minute... That's the oil stain under my Chevy!
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
I used to be with IT, but then they changed what IT was. Now what I'm with isn't IT, and what's IT seems weird and scary to me....it'll happen to you!
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Everyone's a troll but me...
30%
 30%  [ 4 ]
When I started using images of myself without color.
15%
 15%  [ 2 ]
Dear LISTSERV, last night I used a rock for a pillow, thanks to your post!
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
I go to the can reading "The Plan".
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
When I started using GTD to grow more organized.
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]






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