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"Perpetual Motion DeLorean" Scammers Face $26M Judgment
An anonymous reader writes "Back in 2002, we discussed a story about the so-called 'Perpetual Motion DeLorean,' which could 'supposedly go "hundreds of miles" at speeds over 100MPH without stopping to recharge.' More than seven years later, the final shoe has dropped on this saga, with a $26 million judgment against Carl Tilley and his wife, who propagated this scam that ran for several years. Probably the height of its audacity was when Tilley told his shareholders in May of 2002 that GE had offered $2 billion 'sight unseen' to buy out the technology."
Did it go 88mph?
Vaseline? Where we're going, we don't need Vaseline.
...and here's a device that's flat, sexy and will revolutionaise the tablet market!
flat, sexy and will revolutionaise the tablet market
Yes, it's Apple's new iBLT.
The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
Well, he figured if he was going to scam folks, why not scam folks in style?
The first sentence cracked me up:
"Those of you who have been in the Free Energy community for years have heard of Carl Tilley and his claim to have a battery charger technology that could keep a system running indefinitely, though in fact he stole the technology"
OH NO!! He stole imaginary technology!!
I remember following this story back in 2002 and there was a report of Carl Tilley being hampered by a lawsuit -- some other guy was claiming that *HE* invented the imaginary perpetual motion battery charging technology.
The revolution will not be kosher!
It's nothing to do with the frequency. You just need the right catalyst. It's 68% unicorn horn, 29% santa claus whiskers and 3% JWSmythe brain.
Ironically, the minor component is proving the most difficult to find.
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
learning how to sleep with one's eyes open
Powerpoint.
Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. - Voltaire
Thermodynamic laws are real BUT they are called THERMOdynamic for a reason. They only apply to HEAT-producing engines. Therefore an engine that does not produce excess heat does in fact skip the thermodynamic laws. Yeah, I made several. No one can understand it but they all agree it won't work, so you never get it. Too bad for you eh? Just when somebody breaks the laws into dust the level of science comprehension drops.