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Perpetual Motion Delorean?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the only-needs-to-reach-88-mph dept.

An anonymous reader writes "An electric-powered Delorean that can supposedly go "hundreds of miles" at speeds over 100MPH without stopping to recharge will be tested today beginning at 8am at the Nashville Superspeedway. They claim the vehicle uses 12 standard car batteries, so the invention appears to relate to recharging the batteries." I found a website offering current updates on the demonstration of this perpetual motion device: it appears they've suffered mechanical difficulties and cancelled the test.

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  1. This should be under a better heading... by Etcetera · · Score: 2, Flamebait


    Seriously... if his system works as he says it can, this will be quite an important milestone (once they have the bearings issue worked out). We should be *encouraging* this kind of research, not laughing at it.

    Considering this is a website "for Nerds" I'd expect a better reaction out of people. Tesla had a lot of breakthrough concepts regarding electricity and the ability to sucking power out of one's environment.

    We should be promoting this kind of reasearch (you know, the kind large corporations might not take to kindly to). WTF is it that we'll bitch about the **AA putting down the little guy, but we're pooh-poohing someone who's trying to stand up to Big Oil and the Automakers?

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    1. Re:This should be under a better heading... by Etcetera · · Score: 1, Flamebait


      Well, I haven't witnessed any of it PERSONALLY, but if the information here is accurate, then I was say that's a start.

      QUite frankly, I don't need clear and compelling evidence that this isn't a hoax to at least be interested in it.

      Don't write off stuff just because you've already come to the conclusion that it can't be done.

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    2. Re:This should be under a better heading... by Etcetera · · Score: 1, Flamebait


      Yes, breaking the second law of thermodynamics would be an important milestone, unfortunately, it's just not gonna happen.

      He's NOT breaking the second law! This is NOT a true "perpetual motion device", contrary to the labels being given to it. Look at what the claims actually are and you'll see that the amount of entropy in the universe is still going up just as expected.

      Doesn't that clearly contradict the second law of thermodynamics? You don't get more energy out of a closed system than you put in, right?
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      As for Tesla, he did a lot of cool shit, and never once did he claim to break the second law of thermodynamics.

      Where exactly does it state that this is a closed system? Read the site, not the spin.

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    3. Re:This should be under a better heading... by Richard_at_work · · Score: 1, Flamebait

      they defy the laws of thermodynamics

      And who wrote these laws? thats right, people who sat back and said "I dont know" or "the current way might not be right". All im saying is the laws fit our CURRENT understanding, whats to say theres no a shed load of new stuff to append to this law (oooh like amendments to the constitution)