When center of rotation is atop center of gravity?

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When center of rotation is atop center of gravity? Jan 20, 2015 21:43:38 GMT

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Post by OziRiS on Jan 20, 2015 21:43:38 GMT

Jan 20, 2015 15:50:22 GMT the light works said:

Jan 20, 2015 15:37:42 GMT rmc said:

If that's the way a majority feel here, I'll not spend the time reworking it into a cleaner thread in show ideas.

I'd hoped that taking a closer look at Cavendish, using levitation with magnets, vacuum and so forth would have put it into the Science portion the show is interested in.

So, if no one else objects, I'm thinking of calling the new thread "The Balanced Propeller Conundrum". Question remains, where exactly would it go? Random Ideas?

I'd still put it in show ideas, because it IS a well developed question. just keep the opinion that if it never gets on air, it is because it is a little TOO smart.

There's a lot to learn here, but unfortunately I think you're right. Making this interesting enough to the masses is going to be a challenge. I'd love to see the experiment myself, as I'm sure most of us here would, but it probably won't appeal to the "me wantz somting go boom!!!1!"-crowd.

Maybe that's what we need to discuss in the new thread? The question and the testing method are pretty well thought out at this point, but how do we make this interesting enough that we're not the only ones who want to watch it?

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When center of rotation is atop center of gravity? Jan 21, 2015 0:34:37 GMT

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Post by rmc on Jan 21, 2015 0:34:37 GMT

Remember, they want to do science-content too now. And, we have seen segments (maybe not full episodes, but segments) like Potty Dance, whathaveyou (you know, ones with no BOOM!), and it's still sort of interesting. It may not ever make it into a clip reel, but the build is likely interesting (magnets and levitation and witnessing gravity at work between small objects), and the build is also likely fairly easy. The myth does address a commonly held belief about horizontal level. So, who knows? You know?

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When center of rotation is atop center of gravity?

Post by OziRiS on Jan 20, 2015 21:43:38 GMT

Post by rmc on Jan 21, 2015 0:34:37 GMT

Post by silverdragon on Jan 21, 2015 8:31:13 GMT