do you think it is really possible to achieve?
2006-08-26 10:05:39 · 9 answers · asked by ryanisalifestyle 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Perpetual motion is only possible if we can achieve 100% efficiency in the transfer of energy and that is a very difficult thing to do.
2006-08-26 10:26:23 · answer #1 · answered by ideaquest 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, it is not. No matter what frame of reference, or location, or conditions you are in or under. Newton's law...every object in motion will remain in that state of motion unless acted upon by any external force. Well, for one, gravity is an external force, so it affects the state of motion of everything. Then there are things like friction. Does the system generate enough energy to sustain itself without loss due to things like thermodynamics, etc. Bottom line, nothing lasts forever. So, there is no possibility of building a perpetual motion machine or system. there is always some energy loss in some form.
2006-08-26 17:11:43 · answer #2 · answered by quntmphys238 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not as usually described. But any motion derived from an outside energy source will work unendingly. A waterwheel is powered by gravity. It is possible to power devices using the energy of hyperspace, we just don't know how yet. But mechanical systems cannot continue indefinitely in this manner.
2006-08-26 17:13:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not in a scale that is useful for us. Perhaps the universe is a perpetual machine, that can reuse its energy and perhaps you can say that electrons use perpetual motion as they move around the atom.
2006-08-26 17:10:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is not possible because in order for something to be moving, there must be particles. If there are particles, there is friction. If there is friction, there is a loss of kinetic energy resulting in the eventual stopping of the system...
2006-08-26 17:09:55 · answer #5 · answered by Loulabelle 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think so, but not on earth. But in essence, that is what the planets are doing right now, so it should be possible.
2006-08-26 17:11:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do the world a favor, learn it, and go.
2006-08-27 15:07:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm in the process of that as we type!
I'm teaching my cat to eat dog poop.
/Think about it.........
2006-08-26 20:36:29 · answer #8 · answered by mnm75932 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO
2006-08-26 17:08:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋