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   If both "action" and "reaction" are to be harnessed, one must ensure   
   that the electromagnets on the seesaw should not hit either the front   
   electromagnets or the back electromagnets.  That is because if, as the   
   seesaw swings, "m1" hits "M1b" or "m2" hits "M2b", then the collision   
   will slow the forward motion of the entire device.  It may seem that   
   if the seesaw swings so hard that "m1" hits "M1a" or "m2" hits "M2a"   
   then the force of the collision will cause the base to experience a   
   force in the forward direction.  This is wrong.  Only the "forward   
   momentum" of the seesaw will "push" the base forward.  However, when   
   the seesaw hits the front electromagnets, the entire seesaw will stop   
   moving and the "backward momentum" of the electromagnet on the seesaw   
   will be conveyed to the base via the pivot.  Thus, such collisions are   
   undesirable.   
      
   One must avoid collisions by ensuring that the electromagnets are   
   activated such that the seesaw never has a chance to collide.  Thus,   
   input sensors would need to be used to calculate the speed of the   
   seesaw so that the electromagnets can be perfectly timed to avoid   
   collisions.  By avoiding collisions, both "action" and "reaction" are   
   harnessed.   
      
   Notice that for this invention to actually move, the electromagnets   
   must be very strong and the entire device must be light.  Otherwise,   
   the device will stay in the same spot and just wiggle about instead of   
   moving.  In any case, this invention can definetely compete with   
   devices that use ion propulsion.   
      
   Also, the entire Seesaw Newton Motor can (with a battery) be put into   
   a box and the box would move without interacting with the environment   
   outside the box.  Thus, it moves using "self-sufficient propulsion".   
      
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   =-=-=-2) The Simple Newton Engine-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=   
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   The Simple Newton Engine works using "self-sufficient propulsion".   
      
   The engine is a cylinder with a piston in it.  The piston may require   
   wheels to move inside the cylinder.   
      
      
    STEP 1:   
   \-----------\-----------\-----------\-----------\   
   Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.  The main idea of the   
   Simple Newton Engine is to harness the action by getting rid of the   
   reaction.  How do we get rid of the momentum of the reaction?  One way   
   is by using friction, which is discussed in "Step 3".   
      
   The idea is to force the piston in the backward direction, down the   
   cylinder.  Since every action has an equal and opposite reaction, the   
   cylinder will then experience a force in the forward direction.  This   
   force is ideally created by using electromagnets.  Let us say that   
   there is an electromagnet on the piston ("#") which repels the magnet   
   ("X") that is connected to the front of the cylinder.  (Also, one   
   could make this similar to a Linear Induction Motor, with the piston   
   as the projectile.)   
      
     Side-view (cross-section):   
      
     |     ___cylinder   
     |    ||   
     |    \/   
     |/-------------   
     ||           #X| <--magnet ("X")      forward -->   
     |\-------------   
     |            /\   
     |            ||__piston ("#")   
     |   
     |<--start   
   /-----------/-----------/-----------/-----------/   
      
    STEP 2:   
   \-----------\-----------\-----------\-----------\   
   Now, activate the electromagnet on the piston.  Thus, the piston,   
   which is repelled by the magnet, moves down the cylinder, as the   
   magnet and the cylinder accelerate forward.   
      
     |               ___ The magnet and the cylinder   
     |              ||         move forward...   
     |              \/                -->   
     | /-------------   
     | |         #  X|   
     | \-------------   
     |          /\                            <--   
     |          ||__ ...as the piston moves backward   
     |                  through the cylinder   
     |<--start   
   /-----------/-----------/-----------/-----------/   
      
    STEP 3:   
   \-----------\-----------\-----------\-----------\   
   In fractions of a second, the piston will have arrived at the back of   
   the cylinder.  The piston must be stopped before it slams into the   
   back of the cylinder because, if it does, then the energy of the   
   piston will cancel out the forward velocity that the cylinder has   
   gained.  So, the energy of the piston must be removed (by friction,   
   e.g. brakes on the wheels) or harnessed (a method which converts the   
   "negative" energy of the piston into something useable).   
      
   If friction is used to stop the piston, the friction must cause the   
   piston to lose velocity in decrements; should the brake make the   
   piston stop abruptly, then the "negative" momentum of the piston will   
   be transferred to the cylinder.  Consider the following analogy:  if   
   I'm on a bike and I stop abrubtly by pushing down hard on my brakes, I   
   (my body) will go hurtling forth until I hit a wall.  In the presence   
   of gravity, I might hit the ground before I hit a wall, but the point   
   remains the same.  However, if I push on my brakes and slowing come to   
   a stop, I can avoid being thrown forward.  And moreover, by coming to   
   a stop slowing, the momentum of me and the bike is dissipated as heat,   
   and perhaps sound.  Thus, in the Simple Newton Engine the "reaction"   
   is lost due to friction (as heat and possibly sound) while the   
   "action" is harnessed to propel the cylinder forward.   
      
     |   
     |   
     |   
     |    /-------------   
     |    | #          X|   
     |    \-------------   
     |     /\   
     |     ||__The piston must be stopped before   
     |          it hits the back of the cylinder   
     |<--start   
   /-----------/-----------/-----------/-----------/   
      
    STEP 4:   
   \-----------\-----------\-----------\-----------\   
   When the piston has reached the end, and has been brought to a stop,   
   it must then be moved to the front of the cylinder, perhaps by hooking   
   it to a chain which is being pulled by a motor.  Perhaps the piston   
   can slowly move back on its wheels towards the front of the cylinder.   
   Or perhaps the piston can be removed from the cylinder when it is   
   being transferred to the front, and thus leave the cylinder free so   
   that another piston can "shoot" through the cylinder.   
      
     |   
     |   
     |   
     |     /-------------   
     |     |#           X|   
     |     \-------------   
     |   
     |   
     |   
     |<--start   
   /-----------/-----------/-----------/-----------/   
      
      
    Return to STEP 1:   
   \-----------\-----------\-----------\-----------\   
   The piston has been returned to the front.  Overall, the engine has   
   moved and gained velocity.  Now it is ready to restart at STEP 1.   
      
     |   
     |   
     |   
     |     /-------------   
     |     |           #X|   
     |     \-------------   
     |   
     |   
     |   
     |<--start   
   /-----------/-----------/-----------/-----------/   
      
   Also, like the Seesaw Newton Motor, the entire Simple Newton Engine   
   can (with a battery) be put into a box and the box would move without   
   interacting with the environment outside the box.  Thus, it uses   
   "self-sufficient propulsion".   
      
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   Magnetic Propulsion for the Simple Newton Engine:   
      
   Cross-section:   
      
           mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm   
           mmmmm   ____   mmmmm  <-- "m" are magnets   
           mmmm  /WWWWWW\  mmmm   
           mmm  /W/    \W\  mmm   
           mm  /W/  mm  \W\  mm   
           m   W   mmmm   W   m  <-- "W" is a wire coil   
           m  |W| mmmmmm |W|  m   
           m  |W| mmmmmm |W|  m   
           m   W   mmmm   W   m         X  forward   
           mm  \W\  mm  /W/  mm        (into paper)   
           mmm  \W\____/W/  mmm   
           mmmm  \WWWWWW/  mmmm   
           mmmmm          mmmmm   
           mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm   
      
   If the magnets "m" are arranged such that the field is perpendicular   
      
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