Inventions

[Hydro]

[Pwnator]

Sadly, there's no such thing as perpetual motion machine without breaking the laws of thermodynamics and the conservation of energy. Energy will still be wasted in the form of heat escaping from the system, and thus will lose power over time. That however, more or less how a car recharges its battery while driving (but instead of a generator, it uses an alternator). :D

[Hydro]

I know. I thought it'd be...


I dunno.

[Pwnator]

There's no such thing as an endless supply of power (the sun's life is finite as well). But there are endless ways to lessen the rate of energy source depletion. :D

[Hydro]

That might work.

[frezal]

The problem is that the motor would use more energy than the generator could provide. Too much energy would be lost due to heat and such.

[HurricaneAndrew]

I think Hydro's concept, there, is already applied in almost every vehicle made... Ever hear of an alternator?

[Reier]

While it wouldn't last long at all, I'd like to see how much time hydro's thingy keeps going... I think it would boost the power of the battery a little bit, you know. Well, if it's rechargeable.

[Clickbeetle]

Sadly, there's no such thing as perpetual motion machine without breaking the laws of thermodynamics

The Laws of Thermodynamics:

Zeroth: You must play the game.
First: You can't win.
Second: You can't break even.
Third: You can't quit the game.

Incidentally, thermodynamics bears an uncanny resemblance to a certain other game some people on this forum know about.

[SKBT]

Tried Hydro's thingie with spare motors from Shish-Kabot. More power goes in than comes out. Just conferming the obvious out of bordom.   

[lloopp D lloopp]

Bump.

THE BEST INVENTION EVAR.

Solar powered lightbulb.

Solar cells power lightbulb which shines on solar cells which powers lightbulb which shines on solar cells which powers lightbulb...

[Flying_Chao]

Except that solar cells would have to be 100% efficient for that to work...

[Stagfish]

wouldnt a window work better?