On 11-08-97 Tim Hutzler wrote to Day Brown... 
 
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 TH> DB>been wondering if several tons of rock or whatever, have been 
 TH> DB>tried as mass on a flywheel for remote home power storage rather 
 TH> DB>than, or in addition to, batteries. 
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 TH> Probably not. 
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 TH> Ever seen a flywheel fly? 
no, but I have looked at playgound push type merry go rounds, a 
disk a dozen feet maybe in diameter with hand rails to grab on to 
after pushing it off. 
 
I wouldn't be surprised if you could not use a car's front spindle 
with maybe 10 tons [no vibration or potholes, so it should take
that amount of weight] and a low RPM.  
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