...in other words, either you didn't actually read the explanations or you didn't understand them. The energy is being extracted from a velocity difference between two media. And no, tacking works on exactly the same principles in order to sail upwind. Some manner of mechanical linkage decelerates one or both media with respect to the other, extracting usable energy. In the case of a boat it's the combination of the keel and sail; for this vehicle, it's clever fixed gearing between the fan and wheels. In either case, the velocity of the vehicle relative to either medium is nearly irrelevant.
Check back on this story in months and years and see whether it pans out.
The idea behind this vehicle has been floating around the internet for at least three years, by the way.
If you're really so confident that you're correct, I'm sure one of the "shills" would be happy to make a wager with you, mediated by a neutral third party. What kind of odds would you accept for a wager that the vehicle doesn't work?
...in other words, either you didn't actually read the explanations or you didn't understand them. The energy is being extracted from a velocity difference between two media. And no, tacking works on exactly the same principles in order to sail upwind. Some manner of mechanical linkage decelerates one or both media with respect to the other, extracting usable energy. In the case of a boat it's the combination of the keel and sail; for this vehicle, it's clever fixed gearing between the fan and wheels. In either case, the velocity of the vehicle relative to either medium is nearly irrelevant.
Check back on this story in months and years and see whether it pans out.
The idea behind this vehicle has been floating around the internet for at least three years, by the way.
If you're really so confident that you're correct, I'm sure one of the "shills" would be happy to make a wager with you, mediated by a neutral third party. What kind of odds would you accept for a wager that the vehicle doesn't work?