A machine that will generate power from... Nothing. Does anybody know of one that does work. I have read about them before in a magazine but that was years ago...
2006-09-15 08:31:22 · 6 answers · asked by D@nny boy 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Energy can neither be created or destroyed. There are some things that have very low friction and can run for a long time (I think the Smithsonian has a bicycle wheel that'll spin for a few weeks at a time), but nothing will produce power from nothing.
2006-09-15 08:44:07 · answer #1 · answered by MadScientist 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its a termodynamic impossibility as is the 100% efficient (heat given off = wasted energy) machine. energy needs fuel to sustain it self when there is resistance which is why perpetual motion is an impossibility, also why make a machine if resistance (a job) is not necessary? mass can be destroyed but not by a machine (its just broken down). if mass was destroyed it would create a HUGE amount of energy and a HUGE explosion E=mc squared...ENERGY = MASS x SPEED OF LIGHT squared...look up the speed of light to get an idea of how much energy would be created.
I dont know what str8shootr is talking about but in evolution we get energy from the food we eat that helps us to survive and live long enough to change and evolve.
2006-09-15 08:41:32 · answer #2 · answered by Mark D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rumours and magazine articles about machines that generate power from nothing are just ways for smart crooks to generate income from suckers. It happens regularly, but the suckers keep coming.
2006-09-15 09:47:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe one can be made that would draw energy from another dimension but that might make people there a little mad.
2006-09-15 08:39:52 · answer #4 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its impossible, you dont get something for nothing. Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only change states.
2006-09-15 08:38:50 · answer #5 · answered by Kutekymmee 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Interesting that the concept is an impossibility, yet it is the basis for evolutionary biology. Hmmmmm.
2006-09-15 08:44:19 · answer #6 · answered by Str8ShootR 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋