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Chris Leonard
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The Museum of Unworkable Devices - Perpetual Motion

03/24/2006 11:20 AM

Welcome to a "sneak peek" article from the April edition of the Pneumatics Now from GlobalSpec.

Check out this site: "The Museum of Unworkable Devices. My favorite part is the "Hall of Machinery", where site creator Donald Simanek has animated wheels that beautifully capture the misguided visions of perpetual-motion-machine inventors and other hard-core believers who "refused to be intimidated by the laws of nature." Learn more about the incorrect use of concepts such as overbalance, positive feedback, and reactionless force.

Would you like to see more? Click here to view past issues of Pneumatics Now. To stay up-to-date and informed on industry trends, products, and technologies, subscribe to Pneumatics Now today.

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Paddy O'Flanigan
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Perpetual Motion Machine

04/05/2006 11:40 AM

I recall a story on the news 20 yrs or so ago. This inventor had a "perpetual" motion machine that stole from the earths rotation or magnetic field or something. It was about the size of a lawn tractor enclosed in what looked like a dishwasher and was comprised of some rotating cylinders as I recall. 20 minutes on the web and I couldn't find any reference to it. Can anyone help; it's bugging me now...
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