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Originally posted by deeveeThis is simply not true as it violates the second law of thermodynamics. Something is amiss as the law is NEVER broken.
Originally posted by Solasis
For all we know, this is somehow outside the bounds of your flimsy little law...
Originally posted by soothsayer
Take a small motor. I used a motor from a table saw. Using a special welded rod (be careful, so as not to fry the motor), attach an alternator; any car type will do. Connect the alternator to a marine battery... this is important! A car battery will not work, it doesn't recharge the same way. Now, convert the motor wire plug to allow for battery hook-up.
Wah-lah, perpetual motion. My motor has run for a year and a half now with no measurable energy loss (verified with an electrician who works at a Naval yard).
Originally posted by ledbedder20
I know that dc has different properties than ac, so with a converter, could the theory still be plausible? Beause you can actually convert 120 volts ac from 12 volts dc, not sure of the actual energy loss, but it's an extremely common practice.
Originally posted by Quantum_Squirrel
something like this? i know the magnets eventually depolarize but i think there is a way of remagnetizing them ....
[edit on 22-7-2007 by Quantum_Squirrel]
Originally posted by Earl
If people would simply ask NEO manufacturers this question instead of speculating, they would have the answer:
Two NEO magnets can not weaken or demagnitize each other in repel mode. If not heated excessively or violently vibrated, the great-great-grandchildren of your great-great-grandchildren will not be able to measure any weakening of NEOs in repell mode.
People who say that NEOs can demagnetize themselves, usually can not tie their shoes on in the morning.
End of discussion.
Originally posted by deevee
I am sorry. This is simply not true as it violates the second law of thermodynamics. Something is amiss as the law is NEVER broken.
In the late 1880's, trade journals in the electrical sciences were predicting "free electricity" in the near future. Incredible discoveries about the nature of electricity were becoming common place. Nikola Tesla was demonstrating "wireless lighting" and other wonders associated with high frequency currents. There was an excitement about the future like never before.
Within 20 years, there would be automobiles, airplanes, movies, recorded music, telephones, radio, and practical cameras. The Victorian Age was giving way to something totally new. For the first time in history, common people were encouraged to envision a utopian future, filled with abundant modern transportation and communication, as well as jobs, housing and food for everyone. Disease would be conquered, and so would poverty. Life was getting better, and this time, everyone was going to get "a piece of the pie." So, what happened? In the midst of this technological explosion, where did the energy breakthroughs go? Was all of this excitement about "free electricity", which happened just before the beginning of the last century, all just wishful thinking that "real science" eventually disproved?
Anyone else want to jump on the bandwagon of denying ignorance by assuming things without any evidence?