The perpetual myth of free energy

[dipsydoodle]

Irish company Steorn made headlines around the world when it took out a full page advert in The Economist claiming to have developed a device that produced "free energy".
Throughout early July, the company planned to display the device to the public for the first time.
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His invention, known as the "Orbo", is a mechanical device which uses powerful magnets on the rim of a rotor and further magnets on an outer shell.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6283374.stm

The usual one on perpetual motion is of course the "the cat and toast"

When a cat is dropped, it always lands on its feet, and when toast is dropped, it always lands buttered side down. Therefore, if a slice of toast is strapped to a cat's back, buttered side up, and the animal is then dropped, the two opposing forces will cause it to hover, spinning inches above the ground. :rofl:

http://www.physics.leeds.ac.uk/pages/PerpetualMotion

[whistle]

1. That is not scientific as everyone knows that a cat has far more mass

...than and single slice of bread. Create a massive net of toast slices all with buttered side up attached to a cat, drop that and observe the results and then make your conclusion!

[Javaman]

2. Perhaps a kitten and loaf of bread?

:rofl:

[eppur_se_muova]

3. WHY did Bu**co** cancel funding for the proposed Giant Buttered Cat Array?

Hey its friday:

When a cat is dropped, it always lands on its feet, and when toast is dropped, it always lands with the buttered side facing down. I propose to strap buttered toast to the back of a cat. The two will hover, spinning inches above the ground. With a giant buttered cat array, a high-speed monorail could easily link New York with Chicago.

http://www.andyjarrett.co.uk/andy/blog/Index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=94B2CF8F-3048-28EB-0E7A490E9343BB78

[NNadir]

4. If we attach a string hooked up a turbine to the cat, we'll be in luck.