Re: Real data from real experiments.

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Real data from real experiments.
From: Malcolm Watts <MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz>
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 08:31:39 +1200

>   Exactly...  Actually, I mentioned the hydraulic analogy
> to Jack a while back, with no better comprehension resulting.
> I suggested comparing the two caps to two water tanks, one
> filled, the other, identical tank empty. Open a valve that
> connects the two at the bottom. After oscillating a bit,
> the water levels end up at 1/2 the original height, and 
> a total of 1/2 the original POTENTIAL energy is available.
> Certainly, nothing was "radiated", and we can't easily
> believe the water was heated that much by friction as it
> passed through the valve and pipes.
> 
> > The best analogy I can think of relating to the 'missing 1/2 of the
> > charge' puzzle is that of water stored behind a dam:

C'mon guys. If the system oscillates, you have kinetic energy in 
there. When it stops, you have lost the kinetic energy. This is 
physics 1.

Malcolm