Monday, August 28, 2006

Perpetuum mobile

I just found out about a new claim of having invented a perpetual motion machine. The company behind this "revolutionary free energy technology" is called Steorn. They assert that their invention will provide "[the] world with an infinite supply of clean energy for all" . Besides the fact that this violates the laws of physics the people of Steorn do not provide any blueprints (allegedly Pat. pending) or evidence (theoretical or otherwise) of what kind of machine they've built (well, they haven't built it yet but I'm guessing that according to the people behind this farce this is just a technicality). In fact, they don't really go in to detail on how it is supposed to work. I think the website mentions that it has to do with magnetic fields or something. However, this is just pure BS and I don't think I have to go in to detail about their ludicrous claims. Alas, I think it's a shame that this is making a mockery of real science...

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