Slavek Krepelka <slavek.krepelka@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> I did run into these experiments before and the
> solution to the problem PROBABLY lies in the like
> electrical charge of the two bobs, or some
> other fairly common phenomenon.
I don't think so since one of the experiments did take
into account electricity as a cause. Its that
willingness to discard an anomaly that misses
something interesting and possibly useful. T
Just the contrary. The thing should have been beaten to death. As a
simplest way to eliminate any electrical interaction between the two
bobs, a single bob in two different possitions should have been used.
That still does not eliminate interactions between the bob and the wire
at its proximity to the wall.
The original paper talked about the experiments being
done around 1901 in France and they did not mention
any electrified bobs, nor is electricity mentioned in
the Tamerak Mines experiment. Just to check, I dug
out the file CENTER1.ASC. Here are excerpts from the
file that was posted on the BBS from April 20th, 1991;
When I mentioned electrical charge, whether there is one or not on a
mile long piano wire is something I cannot say, but the el. charge in
atmosphere increases with the distance from the surface and there is a
posibility that the wires would pick it up. It was the lack of
ivestigation along this line, which I tried to point out.
http://www.za.spiritweb.org/KeelyNet/UnClass/center1.asc.html
It should be obvious to the reader that since the
plumb bobs point AT THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, lines
projected TO the center of the Earth WOULD MEET AT
THAT CENTER, and likewise, lines projected into space
would continually move FURTHER APART.
This is a completely valid proposition, but all other possible
influences should be investigated before any conclusions are drawn and
before any speculations are entered into.
Two mine shafts were selected, and plumb lines EXACTLY
4,250 feet long were suspended IN EACH MINE.
At the end of these lines a SIXTY POUND BOB was
hung. In order to PREVENT MOVEMENT THROUGH A
HORIZONTAL DIRECTION, each bob was suspended in a tank
of oil placed at the bottom of the mine shafts.
In this way, it was reasoned, MAGNETIC FORCES COULD
NOT AFFECT THEM.
The lines used to suspend the bobs were No. 24 piano
wires. For twenty-four hours the lines were allowed
to hang, so that there would be NO POSSIBILITY OF
MOVEMENT from putting them in place still remaining in
the lines. The measurements were begun.
It was then that it was discovered that the French
Geodetic engineers had NOT MADE A MISTAKE. Careful
re-checking proved that the lines, CONTRARY TO
EXPECTATIONS, were FARTHER APART AT THE BOTTOM THAN AT
THE TOP!!
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The Calumet mine tests also did not use electrified
pendulums or bobs, though earlier tests at Tamarack
did compensate for air currents and magnetism. Here
is the relevant Calumet excerpt;
This time TWO ELEVATOR SHAFTS into the mine were
used INSTEAD OF ONE, those numbered two and five.
These two were 4,250 feet APART, and were also 4,250
feet DEEP. They were connected at the bottom by a
perfectly straight transverse tunnel.
Now, plumb bobs were hung in each shaft, and
measurements were made. This time it was found that
the plumb lines were 8.22 inches FARTHER APART AT THE
BOTTOM of the pit than at the top.
It did not take the Tamarack engineer long to discover
that this figure exactly represents the DIVERGENCE
THAT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO COMPLETE A 360 DEGREE
SPHERICAL CIRCUMFERENCE.
(in other words, a SHELL OF FORCE AROUND THE EARTH)
There was only one difficulty - as expressed by the
plumb lines, it would be the CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE
INSIDE OF A SPHERE AND NOT THE OUTSIDE!!
....Further, the center of gravity, as expressed by the
angles formed by the plumb lines, would be
approximately 4,000 MILES OUT IN SPACE!!
The center of gravity, according to the plumb lines,
was a SPHERE'S SURFACE, some 16,000 MILES IN
DIAMETER!!
ANY PLACE, 4,000 MILES UP, WAS THE CENTER
There is a discussion on Deja right now > alt.physics: Is the Earth
still or is it spinning?
It will bring to your attention how difficult it is to establish true
vertical.
Regards Slavek.