Laos 0 Report post Posted June 4, 2006 (edited) This question has been boggling me for quite a while, what can be used as a safe self-sustaining power source ( Meaning it has the ability to make energy but doesnt take in energy, it just uses what it created to work again) i heard it defys physics, but of course a lot of things do. Notice from electriic ink: The What Is..? forum is for explaining things. Please read the pinned topics. Moved to General Talk. Warned. Edited June 4, 2006 by electriic ink (see edit history) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arigato 0 Report post Posted June 4, 2006 (edited) What you are referring to is a perpetual motion machine. Theoretically it is a device the produces as much energy as it consumes. So if there were to be such a device it would be able to run forever. But there is no such thing as a perpetual motion machine. To build a perpetual motion device you would need at least 100% efficiency. If it is not at least 100% efficient it would have to defy the conservation of energy law which states that the total amount of energy in a closed system remains constant. Many people have claimed they built one but the scientific community has never been able to verify such a device. Edited June 4, 2006 by Arigato (see edit history) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
