Recent content by Gyro de Pyro

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    Challenges in Introducing New Inventions to the World of Kinematics

    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...
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    Magnetic plate eddy current braking effect on a copper disc

    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...