Posted by John Collins (194.164.38.74) on April 14, 2003 at 23:54:52:
In Reply to: The workings of the wheel, if you see it you will know it work. posted by Wheel on April 14, 2003 at 13:27:07:
:I may have been contacted about this broken wheel and I may have agreed to keep the writer's name secret - I get many such requests - and I usually agree to look at the plans and comment or else I suggest that the writer builds a working model first. Very few actual designs land on my desk. I vaguely recall this
South African wheel but to my knowledge nothing further was heard from the contact, and yet I think contact was established some months ago.
I will just point out that I have dozens and dozens of "broken" wheels at home and in years to come people might well think they have found a broken wheel and it just needs repairing before it works - but they will be disappointed if they think that.
If you (the writer of this message)wish to contact me again please do so.
John Collins
The workings of the wheel, if you see it you will know it work.
: Hi to all reading this…
: I have seen the inside of a similar wheel. It work I was told, well it is broken and forgotten on a farm in South Africa. Reasons: no money to fix it.
: The thing is if you see it you will know it work it is that simple…
: It uses any form of fluid in a closed environment and the rest I will not say. I will get back to this site sometime in the future and see what you all have to say.
: I have contacted John Collins and told him I will give him information if he will protect me and make sure I get some of the money he will be making from it…
: Well, tell me what are your thoughts out there and I can maybe change my mind and give the answer to the riddle…
: (Perpetual Motion: An Ancient Mystery Solved?, John Collins, Permo Publications, 1997.)