Re: First Law (now perpetual motion)

[Herbert H Gottlieb <herbgottlieb@JUNO.COM>]

On Sat, 23 Jan 1999 22:19:55 -0600 brian whatcott <inet@INTELLISYS.NET>
writes:
> At 21:47 1/23/99 -0500, you wrote:
> > ... connect a wire from wingtip to wingtip of a transcontental
> > airplane. Then, using magnetic shielding, cover the return wire that
> > runs back to the cockpit.  As the plane flies horizontally, the wire
> > cuts magnetic lines of force...
>
> > Herb Gottlieb
>
> This is reminiscent of Faraday's attempt to measure a current flowing
> transverse to the River Thames from wires dipped into each side of
> that river.

Is this similar to the Hall Effect where we find a potential
difference across the sides of a current carrying conductor
in a magnetic field?

By the way.... was Faraday's attempt successful??

Herb Gottlieb from New York City
Where we believe more things than anyone from Missouri)