Who believes Perpetual Motion will ever be a reality?

Question

I do!

Answer 1

I usually don't respond to this nonsense, but nobody here got it exactly right.

It's not "Newton's Laws" or the too-broad "Laws of Physics" that perpetual motion violates. It is the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Energy is always moving towards a more disorderly state (higher entropy). The initial energy put into a perpetual motion machine would eventually bleed out in non-usable forms (e.g. heat).

Answer 2

Perpetual motion is impossible within human capabilities. Of course, if you go into deep space, then that's fine. But as far as perpetual motions on Earth is concerned, the second law of dynamics is completely flawless. And any fool who tries to say that maintaining a constant energy level in something by usage of solar panels (it uses some, which is replaced by the solar panels, so perpetual motion is achieved) needs to be shot. I've spent hours trying to convince people that that is different to perpetual motion.

Answer 3

They already have a perpetual motion machine.....the problem is that its the size of a nuclear power plant. Why do people think a smaller version is impossible? I don't know sounds pretty closed minded. They look at the current understanding of physics and point to their analysis that its impossible. But the problem is that experimental evidence will decide what is possible.

And the most amazing thing is that both the quantum field theory and general relativity aspects of physics both imply that empty space has an inherent energy density.

So, anyone who doesn't think so, don't research it....but if it was possible there would be big consequences.

Answer 4

Possibly. If you could operate a vacuum pump in space, then you may entirely eliminate air resistance. Then, if you magnetically levitate something and set it into occilation motion, it may just produce perpetual motion. What about the Earth? It's orbit is not pushed along, yet the sun will explode before it stops orbiting. Now, you may argue that it is impossible to produce a perfect vacuum, but once that machine is built, odds are that human civilization as we know it will go extinct due to some sorta meteorite or Rapture, or something like that before the machine stops, and that's good enough for me. Now, Darth Whoever, said that you cannot move things without energy. But I disagree and I say to him:

"Oh really? Then what about superconductors? According to Ohm's law:

V=IR

Since there is no resistance, there is no voltage. In other words, the electron's don't have energy. Sorry to burst your bubble."

IT'S POSSIBLE! (probably).

Answer 5

It is not a question of belief.

It is a question of proof.

We may come closer to perpetual motion by way of higher efficiency in the transfer of energy and reducing the loss of stray energy through friction, heat, sound and others.

However, to reach a state of true perpetual motion is conceptually best case event. 100% energy transfer, no energy is lost.

Answer 6

In order for perpetual motion to exist, no energy can be lost from the system. If you drew power from the system, you would destroy the perpetual motion of the system. In short, if it did exist, it would serve no useful purpose.

Answer 7

The universe is probably in a state of perpertual motion. Any smaller assembly cannot be in perpetual motion because energy can escape from it.

Answer 8

if toast always lands butter side down and a cat always lands on its feet then perpetual motion could be achieved by tying four slices of toast butter side down to a cat's paws and dropping it.

Answer 9

Perhaps on a planet with zero gravity,its that old friction we have to overcome !So maybe eventually yes,but I dont think it will happen within the next 100 years !

Answer 10

Of course, along with faster-than-light travel and teleportation. The laws of physics are obviously completely wrong, aren't they?

Duh!