Impossibility of Perpetual Motion Shown at Chicago Fair (Sep, 1934)
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Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Sep, 1934
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Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Sep, 1934
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Tags: skeptics
Impossibility of Perpetual Motion Shown at Chicago Fair
A “BALL power wheel” which is supposed to turn continuously because it is always unbalanced is just one of the many interesting “perpetual motion” models on exhibit in the Hall of Science of A Century of Progress.
In spite of the fact that centuries of effort have failed to produce a single working perpetual motion machine, inventors continue wasting time and money on the idea. This exhibit is intended to show in a convincing manner just why it is impossible to construct such a device. Though many of the models run a surprisingly long time, friction eventually stops every one.
And here we are in the 21st century, and some folks still don’t understand. (See
http://www.bwanetwork.com/elec.....RepID=1021 for example . . . .)
Comment by Don — December 14, 2007 @ 10:36 am
One of my favorite t-shirts of all time said, in letters fading to almost unreadability:
Entropy rules
Comment by Stannous — December 14, 2007 @ 12:06 pm
If you really want to waste some time on impossible inventions and perpetual motion check out this link.
http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/museum/unwork.htm
Comment by Bob — December 14, 2007 @ 1:59 pm
You mean my stock in the Newman Energy Machine is worthless?
Well heck, and we were just a short way away from a positive demonstration, in fact if the energy could be tapped from promises of charlatans like Joe Newman we could have that sky light system featured a few articles down!
Comment by Neil Russell — December 14, 2007 @ 2:17 pm
3 or 4 years ago plastic disks the size of a quarter were for sale for $200 – $300 each.
Glued to your fuel tank, its “holographic frequencies” were suppossed to change the molecular structure of the fuel to give significantly better mileage and reduce pollutants.
“Smogbuster Fuel Disk”
The websites are long gone but the debunkers still exist.
PS: A local TV station did a report… bought it hook line and sinker… not archived at their website.
Comment by jayessell — December 14, 2007 @ 2:17 pm
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Comment by jayessell — December 14, 2007 @ 4:09 pm
That wheel looks rather neat. It’d be fun to find the plans for it.
Comment by Rick Auricchio — December 14, 2007 @ 4:56 pm
This should be a start
http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/.....ild-pm.htm
Comment by Firebrand38 — December 14, 2007 @ 9:24 pm
Also check out here http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/......htm#balls
Comment by Firebrand38 — December 14, 2007 @ 9:45 pm
I’d like to hide a motor and battery in one of those!
Comment by jayessell — December 16, 2007 @ 12:47 pm
Define perpetual please. Perpetual as to never able to obtain absolute zero or perpetual as the universe itself with particles appearing and disappearing or changing to other forms on a regular basis or perpetual raising of taxes or perpetual government ineptitude or perpetual stupidity and ignorance of the human race. See, there are perpetual systems, just need to figure out how to harness them but we will probably try to hunt for a way in perpetuity.
Comment by Vee — December 18, 2007 @ 3:59 pm
sir ,,
what r the reasons for this type of perpetual motion machine will not rotate? because we r the student who going to made this project .
reply please .to this mail .
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bharani
Comment by bharani — March 26, 2008 @ 12:25 pm