Posted by David (199.60.107.1) on March 19, 2003 at 17:04:46:
In Reply to: Re: Consider this posted by John Collins on March 19, 2003 at 12:38:00:
John,
I can appreciate your point of view, but it is way to easy to read into heresay. There have been many machines I've devised and built, and upon reflecting upon them I could easily subscribe some of Bessler' clues towards them, but each of these machines were different (and of course didn't work). Am I making sense? About this you wrote,
>It would have been extremely difficult to arrange for 54 days work under load, locked up under seal and guard but he tried to comply with every other possible request. You may suggest that it could have pumped water but the machine was set up in a room in the castle for security and so, in my opinion, arranging a constant load would have been very difficult.
Why John? I don't see how. Hey come on, if it was a real machine it would need to perform in this area anyway. Why not set up a stamping system like his short demonstrations?
>The "fame" as you put it actually secured him enemies who did not believe that he could possibly have built a gravity wheel -
That's not what I meant. I meant the fame and recognition, and security he would get by revealing the workings, at any period in his life. His proof. Your statement actually vindicates what I am saying. Why would he put himself through all of that?