Members Rudolf von Hagenwil Posted October 31, 2008 Members Share Posted October 31, 2008 "Eternal Machine" (German: "Unendlichkeitsmaschine") A new built machine after a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), and exhibited and running at the Exhibition "Leonardo zu Besuch" (Engl: "The visit of Leonardo") The machine has 17 wheels, and a gear transmission ratio of 7 by the power of 16 from the first wheel to the last wheel. The first wheel turns at 1 Round per minute. The last wheel turns 1 Round per 1 million year, but for demonstrating how slow that is, the last wheel is casted integral into concrete: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rjt Posted November 1, 2008 Members Share Posted November 1, 2008 Cool church..... boy would I like to get a photo of that in the right light!! Not to mention stick around for the performance (in the entirety of course!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Beck Posted November 1, 2008 Members Share Posted November 1, 2008 The machine has 17 wheels, and a gear transmission ratio of 7 by the power of 16 from the first wheel to the last wheel. The first wheel turns at 1 Round per minute. The last wheel turns 1 Round per 1 million year... I have dreams like that on occasion... usually after I eat dark chocolate too soon before I go to bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudolf von Hagenwil Posted November 1, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 1, 2008 I have dreams like that on occasion... usually after I eat dark chocolate too soon before I go to bed. Dark chocolate is not only good for the soul, but also good for the hearth. Here to symbols for shortening the eternity of your teeth: Lindt Excellence Noirissime 99% Cacaohttp://www.lindt.com/1610/3429/3497/3852.asp Delaf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Beck Posted November 2, 2008 Members Share Posted November 2, 2008 Dark chocolate is not only good for the soul, but also good for the hearth. Last night after I posted I had a Dove dark chocolate bar. Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudolf von Hagenwil Posted November 2, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 2, 2008 Cool church..... boy would I like to get a photo of that in the right light!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudolf von Hagenwil Posted November 2, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 2, 2008 Last night after I posted I had a Dove dark chocolate bar. Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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