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yoshhash t1_ja7ceqj 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

are you talking about harnessing the energy from this machine? Because t hat's the thing that is pointless. You can make something that ALMOST stays perpetually in motion but it cannot remain in motion as soon as you try to tap into that energy.

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