MagneticPropulsion

Picture a seesaw when one end hits the ground and the other end continues upward a little and exerts a force on the center of the seesaw or the fulcrum if you will. That is just like the free to turn magnets or compass striking the stick at one end and pushing the boat through the axle. Next consider that a magnet rotated around its center of magnetic torque and center of mass cannot exert a force in any direction but only a turning torque. That corresponds to the magnets on the servo which are not capable of having a net force on the axle of the servo and hence no affect on the boat. Now combine the two and the boat gets a net force opposite the direction that the end of the compass hitting the stick. The boat goes west! Stay tuned:)

This concept of radio wave propulsion so far moves the boat slowly so it is necessary to perform a control experiment where the boat is just left in the tank of water without being powered to see if it moves for the wrong reason, in particular air circulation in the room. Stay tuned:)

This kit was included with the clock kit and had no instructions but was loads of fun soldering together and figuring out where all the parts went. All the resistors are 1k. Stay tuned:)

This kit was included with the clock kit and had no instructions but was loads of fun soldering together and figuring out where all the parts went. All the resistors are 1k. Stay tuned:)

If it is a magnetic wave (a very low frequency electromagnetic wave) and it is wave locking the fixed magnet to push the boat like a surfboard riding a water wave than that is getting into some uncharted territory. Stay tuned:)

If it is a magnetic wave (a very low frequency electromagnetic wave) and it is wave locking the fixed magnet to push the boat like a surfboard riding a water wave than that is getting into some uncharted territory. Stay tuned:)

If it is a magnetic wave (a very low frequency electromagnetic wave) and it is wave locking the fixed magnet to push the boat like a surfboard riding a water wave than that is getting into some uncharted territory. Stay tuned:)

This is promising. Stay tuned:)

This looks promising. Stay tuned:)

This looks promising. Stay tuned:)

A small improvement of up to 15 inches per minute top speed for the same boat with only one set of magnets on the side at the end. Stay tuned:)

So now it is back to the Virus model of magnetic propulsion with the boat going side to side but comparing with magnets around the side of the boat and without them. As can be seen it is faster without them. Stay tuned:)

What makes the boat go north? Stay tuned:)

A small improvement of up to 15 inches per minute top speed for the same boat with only one set of magnets on the side at the end. Stay tuned:)

A small improvement of up to 15 inches per minute top speed for the same boat with only one set of magnets on the side at the end. Stay tuned:)

So now it is back to the Virus model of magnetic propulsion with the boat going side to side but comparing with magnets around the side of the boat and without them. As can be seen it is faster without them. Stay tuned:)

So now it is back to the Virus model of magnetic propulsion with the boat going side to side but comparing with magnets around the side of the boat and without them. As can be seen it is faster without them. Stay tuned:)

What makes the boat go north? Stay tuned:)

A slightly different concept. This time the big magnet rotates, turning the whole boat so the small magnets around the boat make it move along. Stay tuned:)

A slightly different design is successful. Stay tuned:)

A slightly different concept. This time the big magnet rotates, turning the whole boat so the small magnets around the boat make it move along. Stay tuned:)

A slightly scaled up model goes south, the opposite of the smaller model, so it seems this is the right direction. But it is pretty confusing so we'll keep an open mind to some other factor. Anyway it seems like when the CW rotating magnet with it's north pole outward passes the magnets on the side of the boat with it's south pole on the inside while moving south the outside of the boat is pushed south and takes the whole boat with it. It is sort of twisting the boat with the compass torque. To contrast that when it passes the magnets on the side of the boat while moving north there is no transfer of inertia because the entire boat freely rotates with no resistance from the compass torque with the turning north end of the magnet on the side of the boat only turning north towards the Earth's north pole. Stay tuned:)

This is one of the better designs. Stay tuned:)