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A_Garbage_Truck t1_ja6adov wrote

Reply to comment by FrozenKyrie in eli5 perpetual motion is impossible but why haven't we made something that just goes on for a really long time that we then service so it can keep going? by FrozenKyrie

the issue with this is that the most energy you could harness from it would still need to be lesser tha nthe energy you spent to keep it moving(otherwise you are slowing the system down and will have ot service it again).

you didnt generate energy , you just transfered it(and evne lost some due ot the inneficiencies involved)

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