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Perpetual Energy Machine Getting Lots of Attention

Many users have written to tell us about a magnetic machine promising "infinite clean energy". Engadget has the first picture of the device and is reporting that the announcement (along with a short video) of this supposed device will be released later tonight. "CEO Sean McCarthy tells SilconRepublic how it works. Namely, the time variance in magnetic fields allows the Orbo platform to 'consistently produce power, going against the law of conservation of energy which states that energy cannot be created or destroyed.' He goes on to say 'It's too good to be true but it is true. It will have such an impact on everything we do. The only analogy I can give is if you had absolute proof that God wasn't real.'" In my experience if something seems too good to be true it generally is. I wouldn't get your hopes up.

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  1. 2nd Law convenient when you want it to be by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why is second law of Thermodynamics always quoted when someone comes up with a perpetual motion machine or energy creation machine to show that it just won't work? Yet when evolution is the topic no one mentions the second law. You cannot have it both ways. The second law stops energy creation machines in exactly the same way it stops evolution.

  2. Re:Finally, "Free As In Speech" Energy! by wild_berry · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You, sir, are a shyster! How am I to know that you would not take the efforts and energies of my enquiring e-mail to power your system? How very dare you!

  3. Re:Finally, "Free As In Speech" Energy! by Jesus_666 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I tried to, but the email bounced. Maybe you can mail me at toomuchmoney@gullibleidiot.net.

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  4. Re:As they say... by networkBoy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    with me

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