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The Museum of Unworkable Devices

Posted by timothy on from the more-fun-than-broken-packets dept.

Jippy_ writes "The quest for perpetual motion has been going on since at least the 11th century according to this site, and scientists have been getting it wrong ever since. Take a gander at some of the most valiant efforts (and ultimately the biggest failures) in trying to beat the laws of physics through the last 1000 years, along with other impossible inventions and devices."

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  1. Goody! Lots of ideas... by irritating+environme · · Score: 5, Funny

    For new bogus-physics product companies to get coverage from wired.com and get 10 million in funding

    I think that the problem with these devices isn't the laws of physics per se, I think its just that they were never properly marketed.

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  2. Re:Why didn't they just ask... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    In this house we obey the laws of Thermodynamics!

  3. Unworkable-DRM. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    My nomination for the museum of unworkable devices is DRM

  4. Well, there's your perpetual motion, right there. by blair1q · · Score: 5, Funny

    The quest for perpetual motion has been going on since at least the 11th century

    Without ever stopping!

  5. I have a source of unlimited power by 91degrees · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Troll Engine.

    what it does is post a comment extoling the virtues of Windows 95 over Linux. It then uses the heat generated by the ensuing flamewar to power a small town.