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Big Bertha Thing monorail
Big Bertha Thing monorail
Cosmic Ray Series Possible Real World System Constructs http://www.bigberthathing.com/monorail.html Access page JPG 8K Image Astrophysics net ring access site Newsgroup Reviews including rec.aviation.student Drawing of model of track on the bottom monorail. Caption;- Model exhibited before the Royal Society, May 8, 1907. Extract from Chapter V;- 72. The gyroscope has been employed by Mr. Louis Brennan with striking ingenuity and success, to ensure the stability of a heavy car travelling on a single line of rail, with its centre of gravity above the level of the rail, as is seen in the accompanying illustrations.... A full description of the mechanism, with a mathematical discussion on the subject, is given by Mr. H. Cousins in the issue of Engineering for Nov. 21st, 1913, and following numbers. From the book An Elementary Treatment of the Theory of Spinning Tops and Gyroscopic Motion. By Harold Crabtree M.A. Formerly Scholar of Pembroke College, Cambridge Assistant Master at Charterhouse Longmans, Green and Co. 1923 First Edition 1909 Second Edition 1914 New Impression 1923 (C) Copyright Tony Lance 1998 Distribute complete and free of charge to comply. Big Bertha Thing francis To my brother-in-law Francis (RIP), who I once called "as daft as a brush." To his everlasting credit, he replied "I know." The greatest compliment, my wife ever paid me, was to say, that I did not hold a grudge. Net surfers do not hold grudges, but they are a bit short on victim support, whichever side the victim comes from. Tony Lance +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From: Tony Lance Newsgroups: swnet.sci.astro,sci.space.policy Subject: Big Bertha Thing redoubt Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 18:37:41 +0100 Big Bertha Thing warlord The last time I heard that an apology given under duress was valid, was in the Monty Python' comedy sketch on the Spanish Inquisition. Everytime anyone said Spanish Inquisition, then 3 red cardinals turned up to organise it. What do I have in comon with a Texas cattle baron? He thinks that he is a bigger liar than I am. I think I am. What does a drill sargeant have in comon with a chinese warlord? He says that the sun will not rise tomorrow. His men believe it. What is the difference between a Texas cattle baron and a chinese warlord? The one knows he is lying. The other has never had the problem. |
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