Recent content by Buddy919

All the information received on this forum has been helpful, albeit confusing to me. I'm still grappling with the basic principles. If I understand your comments, if I made a generator fashioned like a child's top that spins faster the more (harder) you push down on the worm gear, drop the...

I love forums! You guys have been very informative. Since I was a kid, I've thought about how to store energy for later use. The Sysiphus Project did catch my eye, and I loved the Gravity light concept. It seems to be doing exactly what I was thinking, except I was thinking of using 1,000...

If I have a given weight, say 1,000 lbs, suspended 18" in the air, I have stored energy. If my understanding is correct, I can release it and it will fall quickly. If the line supporting it was wrapped around some form of generator I could theoretically light a bulb or something for a second...