Perpetual motion, was the word I was looking for to explain your
never ending spinning wheel. All though with a little help you may make
a gyroscope run forever

"L.W.(ßill) Hughes III" wrote:
>
> Hi Earle,
> Yes, I know that's why I wrote the definition of C squared as the
> speed of light.
> Lance, will happy to know you have the secret of spontaneous energy
> in that your wheel will never stop spinning. Size means nothing to you,
> if you had a big enough lever you could move the earth. Where the rest
> of us have to deal with centrifugal, kinetic, and inertia.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> http://www.billhughes.com/
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> >
> > Bill,
> >
> > E=mc² is not a formula from classical mechanics, which is what you are
> > talking about here. The energy to get a wheel, or any other object,
> > spinning depends on its "inertial mass", which is usually called "moment of
> > inertia", and the effective radius. Calculus gives the formula E=1/2 IR²,
> > which is similar to the formula for a moving object, E=1/2 mv², where m is
> > the mass of the object and v is the velocity.
> >
> > Now, once you get an object moving or spinning, there is NO energy required
> > to keep it doing that, unless there are losses. In a vehicle, losses are
> > friction, air resistance, and that hundred pound girlfriend's credit card
> > usage. The wheels on Lance's bike have to be light because of the need to
> > accelerate, decelerate, and turn. Big heavy mountain bike wheels would slow
> > him down, but not for the reasons you state.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "L.W. (ßill) Hughes III" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Horsepower, or imagine the the force you would need to peddle your
> > > bicycle, now put your Jeep tire on the bicycle and peddle. E=mc². The E
> > > stands for energy. The m stands for inertial mass, which is similar to
> > > (but not the same thing as) weight. C squared stands for the speed of
> > > light multiplied by itself. I would say Lance Armstrong bike wheel are
> > > very light right about now in france, not like his mountain bike.
> > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > > http://www.billhughes.com/
> > >
> > > RoyJ wrote:
> > > >
> > > > The reason you use a 13 pound flywheel is to allow maximum ACCELERATION
> > > > of the engine. The reason for lightweight tires is to allow
> > > > ACCELERATION. The reason to not take your girlfriend along is
> > > > ACCELERATION So what does weight have to do with steady state? (other
> > > > than the additional wear on the bearings?)
> > > >
> > > > L.W.(ßill) Hughes III wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Dave,
> > > > > To keep something turning takes more horsepower the heavier it
> > is,
> > > > > that's why the drag racers use a thirteen pound aluminum flywheel and
> > > > > lighter rims and tires. Of course, that flywheel also stores energy,
> > > > > that will made the stock V6 buick power CJ with it's fifty pound
> > > > > flywheel easily crawl over rocks that would easily stop a couple of
> > > > > hundred more horsepower in a 350" Chevy V8. I know taking your hundred
> > > > > pound girlfriend with you down the drag strip will cost you a tenth of
> > a
> > > > > second. As far as sprung and unsprung weight, all I know is it makes a
> > > > > great deal of difference in their ride and cornering ability, like
> > road
> > > > > racers need independent suspension to win.
> > > > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > > > > http://www.billhughes.com/
> > > > >
> > > > > Dave Milne wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >>I read somewhere that every lb of unsprung weight is worth 10 lb of
> > sprung
> > > > >>weight ; don't know if that's true or not.
> > > > >>
> > > > >>Dave Milne, Scotland
> > > > >>'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ