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Originally posted by XPLodER
reply to post by GonzoSinister
the reson why ats rocks is YOU CAN ASK ANYTING LEGAL
in fact you can even start a op about anything science related,
and there are no stupid questions,
although you my not present information you know to be false as fact,
you can speculate on science and even add a conspiracy angle to it.
dont be shy just jump in
xploder
Since you already answered your own question, I'm not sure this will help, but think of it like a tuning fork. The tuning fork doesn't do anything by itself. You have to strike it, which takes energy, then it does this:
Originally posted by GonzoSinister
i appreaciate the reaoning this cant work is most likley the amount of energy needed to created the pulse is most likley greate than what could be harrnessed from the quartz pulsing and thus it would not be a perpetual motion device, however i would need somone who understands the input and output of sucha device to explain this to me....
Once set in motion, current will flow forever in a closed loop of superconducting material - making it the closest thing to perpetual motion in nature.
Originally posted by GonzoSinister
so if a large piece of quartz was in space, space bieng a vacum, would this not create a perpetual motion device, if the quartz is pulsing, without th eneed of any input, even if it needs an elctrical charge, could that not be harnessed from the sun to start it, then if the pulse could be contained, and the energy removed, could it allow for the device to power itself?
i appreaciate the reaoning this cant work is most likley the amount of energy needed to created the pulse is most likley greate than what could be harrnessed from the quartz pulsing and thus it would not be a perpetual motion device, however i would need somone who understands the input and output of sucha device to explain this to me....