Talk:South Pointing Chariot

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Wouldn't such a vehicle need a flat surface to ensure the mechanism always points in on direction? And I don't mean changing the vertical direction of pointing. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 89.161.27.195 (talk • contribs).

Yes, the South Pointing Chariot only works on flat surfaces. More specifically, it doesn't work on a sphere :-) Shinobu 21:48, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Proof?

@Two scholars prove before the court that such a vehicle is impossible:

Is this about the curved-surface thing, or did they miss the point and submit a flat-surface-based proof-with-a-hole-in-it? Shinobu 00:04, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Steering

Note: This type of device can be used to create a "skid-steer" type of vehicle being Totally mechanically driven.

[edit] Copy vio?

The table seems have been cribbed from [1]. --IanOsgood 02:01, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

From looking at the disclaimer here it's most likely the other way around. Garion96 (talk) 11:24, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

I just updated the thread with information about Ma Jun from Joseph Needham's Science and Civilization in China.

--PericlesofAthens 05:48, 21 March 2007 (UTC)