ripleofdeath
Registered Senior Member
if perpetual motion is not possible as it opposes laws of physics then at what point does one define something as perpetual ?
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It is not perpetual motion that is ruled out by the laws of physics. For example, the electrons in atoms are in perpetual motion. The planets orbiting the Sun are in more-or-less perpetual motion.
The laws of physics rule out the existence of perpetual motion machines. These come in two types. Type 1 claims to produce more useful energy output than is required to run the machine, thus breaking the law of conservation of energy. Type 2 claims to produce energy purely from heat, with no other side-effects (i.e. to have 100% efficient usage of energy), which breaks the 2nd law of thermodynamics.
Have you looked back here lately? The wheel you posted is still turning! They say that wild-living, native people back in the day didn't see ships on the horizon: because they'd never seen ships, they had no in-memory reference for what they were seeing and kinda glazed right over what was actually there. I think you do the same for that device you posted, dear native sir.Just something I found online. I fail to see perpetual motion in this thing.
One of my favorite devices from years gone is this one:
Hollow balls, a tank of water (on the right). Self explanatory & simple. Is this device restricted from working by physics or design (getting the ball into the tank at the bottom without water leaking out)?
Why hasn't anyone been able to develop their perpetual motion machines on a large enough scale to be able to generate electricity for their house? To charge a car battery?
soo.. given that we may for the moment state that all mathematics is currently corrupted as it is based on absolutes that are in fact false of this reality "complete measures"
this isnt even suited for free thoughts...
...any such machines create only enough energy to keep itself going.
Yes, and I am 17 now and I am Einstein reincarnate.
james i thought newton's cradle was theoretically a perpetual motion?
Ie if you could eliminate energy loss by friction and noise it SHOULD go for ever (i THINK that means it needs to be in a perfect vacuum but not sure if that fixes the noise problem)
nope cos it relies on gravity energy transference & that declines from the dual directional shed of energy.
across and down using up as what is left to create across and then up again etc.
diminishing returns.