User talk:Chetvorno

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I noticed that you edited out the comments about the external link "Bending Spacetime in the Basement" in the artical "Cavendish Experiment". User CronoDAS has added those comments back. I also feel that this experiment is flawed. The time stamp on the video shows that the weights are moving much too fast. Calculations based on the diameter and shear modulus of the nylon fishing line shows that it is too stiff by at least a factor of 40 to bend under the force of gravity in that experiment.

Prof. Norman Scheinberg, City College of New York, Electrical Eng. Dept., scheinberg@ccny.cuny.edu

[edit] Balance wheel

Hi! I really like your rewrite of balance wheel. One problem: the second picture (alarm clock balance wheel) seems to be missing. Could you check the spelling of the Image reference? Paul Koning 14:58, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA fail for Cavendish experiment

I have reluctantly failed Cavendish experiment, which you nominated, as a Good Article candidate. After a thorough review I noted a number of issues which led me to believe the article was unlikely to be able to achieve GA status in the short term.

I have left detailed comments on the article talk page; please feel free to contact me if you have any questions etc regarding the review. Regards, EyeSerene^TALK 12:28, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

Thanks Chetvorno for the feedback. Cavendish was a remarkable man, and I especially liked that the article clearly distinguishes the fact that he was after density rather than G, which IMO is not really made clear when the experiment is taught to Physics students. All the best with the article ;) EyeSerene^TALK 16:26, 14 September 2007 (UTC)