Recent content by Gyro de Pyro

Hi, I'm 62 years old, bit of an inventor and can't stop thinking (and don't want to!). Limited education but much greater imagination - which leads me to problems of reality not meeting my expectations when I introduce a new invention to the world of kinematics. So, constantly imagining...

Hi, I've seen many videos of neodymium magnets sliding slowly down an inclined copper plate, or slowly down a copper tube - due to eddy current braking,but never the other way around. My question is; will a copper disc sliding down an inclined magnetic plate, or down a magnetic tube act in the...