Questions tagged [perpetual-motion]
3 questions
25
votes
7 answers
Are there technologies that provide unlimited free energy?
Many different sources claim to be able to produce "unlimited free energy". For example:
UNLIMITED FREE ENERGY IDENTIFIED
Company claims to have developed new technology that provides unlimited free energy
Is it possible to create energy out of…
Stefano Borini
- 1,836
- 2
- 18
- 22
12
votes
1 answer
Has Reidar Finsrud created a perpetual motion machine?
I found some websites claiming a Norwegian artist (Reidar Finsrud) created a true perpetual motion machine. Perpetual motion is a concept that would violate both the first and second thermodynamics' laws.
Here is a YouTube video showing the machine:…
Ikuzen
- 129
- 1
- 3
3
votes
1 answer
Will the Solar Wind Energy's Downdraft Tower plan produce more energy than it uses?
Gizmag (largely directly reproducing the claims of Solar Wind Energy Inc) explains that the proposed new $US1.5m+ power station project works by:
using a series of pumps to carry water to the top of a tower standing up to 2,250 ft (685 m) tall,…
Oddthinking
- 140,378
- 46
- 548
- 638