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05-10-2012, 01:48 PM
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What do you think of this?
Is it effective for practical home use? If yes, why don't we see more of it?
I have searched on here but couldn't find a thread on this or anything similar.
Sorry if it has been threaded before. If it has been, where could I find it? (search queries)
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05-10-2012, 01:50 PM
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Other than the fact that it defies the second law of thermodynamics, it looks great. 
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05-10-2012, 01:52 PM
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The internet is full of these magnetic motor generator perpetual motion scams.
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05-10-2012, 01:56 PM
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Other than the fact that it defies the second law of thermodynamics, it looks great. |
It does look pretty good, hence why I'm questioning it.
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05-10-2012, 01:57 PM
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Other than the fact that it defies the second law of thermodynamics, it looks great.
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If the thermodynamics police want to enforce that law, they gotta catch me first.
-John
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05-10-2012, 01:58 PM
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The internet is full of these magnetic motor generator perpetual motion scams.
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Have you ever tried it yourself just for the s%$ts and giggles?
I've seen alot of different kinds, but I could'nt say they were scams as they aren't trying to sell anything.
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05-10-2012, 02:02 PM
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If the thermodynamics police want to enforce that law, they gotta catch me first.
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It wouldn't be the thermodynamics police, it would be the secret police.
Uh-oh, who's that knocking on my door?    
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05-10-2012, 02:06 PM
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...I've seen alot of different kinds, but I could'nt say they were scams as they aren't trying to sell anything.
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I disagree. A lot of these types of inventions are either trying to sell the blueprints or else looking for "investers" to get it on the market.
The only trouble is despite many decades of these fantastic, free-energy inventions (they predate Youtube by many years) for some reason we never, ever see a commercial version, or even a significantly effective private version.
I think backyard inventers are great (I'll bet a lot of us even dabble in basic invention). But at best these guys are naive; at worst they're con artists. Just like with the "power savers" there is no free lunch.
(Incidentally, if you want to see a really impressive story of a small inventor beating the big corporate powerhouses, look up the story of the guy who perfected blue LEDs.)
-John
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05-10-2012, 04:22 PM
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I disagree. A lot of these types of inventions are either trying to sell the blueprints or else looking for "investers" to get it on the market.
The only trouble is despite many decades of these fantastic, free-energy inventions (they predate Youtube by many years) for some reason we never, ever see a commercial version, or even a significantly effective private version.
I think backyard inventers are great (I'll bet a lot of us even dabble in basic invention). But at best these guys are naive; at worst they're con artists. Just like with the "power savers" there is no free lunch.
(Incidentally, if you want to see a really impressive story of a small inventor beating the big corporate powerhouses, look up the story of the guy who perfected blue LEDs.)
-John
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One of my favorite Robert A. Heinlein quotes.
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05-10-2012, 04:25 PM
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looks great. buy a few and let us know how much you save.
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05-10-2012, 04:25 PM
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If the thermodynamics police want to enforce that law, they gotta catch me first.
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I love that episode...
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