− | * The german 'Felix Würth' company created a gear that would double torque at same rpm, this doubling energy. Alas, this fine piece of german engineering was no success: The company went bankrupt in 2004. The scam was executed by a group that later performed similar stunts. | + | * The german 'Felix Würth' company created a gear that would double torque at same rpm, this doubling energy. Alas, this fine piece of German engineering was no success: The company went bankrupt in 2004. The scam was executed by a group that later performed similar stunts. The case is interesting as it is a kind of 'model case'. It is an example of the methods employed (eg MLM/Network Marketing of 'shares') as well of the problems this poses for the judiciary afterwards: The perpetrators basically got away with it. |