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THE SIDE OF GOOD
...presented by the very same philosopher who is (soon to be)
searchable on the internet as "King-errant Even"
I have been known to do a little engineering
I once made this contraption. It was a reconfigurable prototype.
The triple concentric shafts passing through the sun gears allowed for extremely elaborate interdependent planetary gear arrangements.
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Nothing revolutionary came of this one, unfortunately. ...only the consolation prize of worthless expertise. But the pictures's pretty, ain't it folks?
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I have a design for a Wave Energy device that I think will work. If anyone wants to contact me to try to develop this, feel free.
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Now that I've disclosed this, I consider my duty to the public on the topic to be discharged.
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Trebuchet design pulling out all the stops.
I've designed the most efficient trebuchet in history--the most efficient by a wide margin. Wait. You didn't expect it to be assembled did you? I'm too engaged in other projects for that. Nevertheless, like Da Vinci boasting about the grand horse design he could cast, I likewise take credit for what I'm able to do. Anyway, it can feasibly get the projectile to break the sound barrier. Even my little version (less than 4 ft tall) will be able to break the sound barrier with a couple of nickels glued together if I choose to build it out with heavy-duty metal parts such as high-strength pulleys. ...There's also a fair bit of expense to that.
When it's assembled, just watching it will amaze. It will spring to life so suddenly and come to a dead stop with a crack of sonic boom as all of the kinetic energy is channeled into the projectile. No movement whatsoever remains in the machine afterwards....
It's the ONLY trebuchet design that can feasibly get a projectile to break the sound barrier.
I'd been kicking around the idea for years; however, recently, a carpenter came around offering the use of his miter saw. Since I'd just acquired all this extra wood a week or two earlier, and had it lying around; I felt it'd be a waste not to do those final design calculations and then cut the wood. So, voila; that part's done. I'll come back to this project later.
I suppose it would make a good youtube video.
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Independent rear-wheel steering design
I've never been content with the ways cars move.
I want to be able to snake through a parking lot, toe into the curve before getting to the apex, strafe to the side like a boss as I park, or just speedily teleport to another lane on the freeway--in case of danger or dubiousness--without engaging car-twist dynamics.
I want rear-wheel control. I've always wanted it.
And I know how to make it safe and tantalizing.
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I'm talking about something people want and don't yet know they want.
Just like the Macbook trackpad's perfected algorithm, it's something that will tip the scales; consumers will buy the main product just to feel it, once they've tested it. The driver will feel like batman, they'll feel like they're flying on the road, they'll feel like the car is a real animal they prowl around on and control, and they'll be able to do something way cooler than--but similar to--drifting any time they like without burning rubber nor being obnoxious.
The design is worth millions to the first companies that adopt it, and I want to help make it happen.
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I'm looking to work with car manufacturers/designers to perfect the algorithm & driver interface to make independent manual rear-wheel steering a reality.
I want it, and I know how to do it right.
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