Can we produce a large amount of energy thru magnetic energy produced by sending a satellite into orbit with..

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Can we produce a large amount of energy thru magnetic energy produced by sending a satellite into orbit with..

a really long metal cable attached to it? What are some obstacles?

2007-02-24 17:50:49 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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In the nature there are no free meals. What you say is nonsense !!!

2007-02-24 18:11:16 · answer #1 · answered by giorgio s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

No
The energy required to place the metal cable into orbit would exceed the energy returned.
The real energy loss would be the kinetic energy required to be added to the satellite to over come the drag of the metal cable going through a magnetic field.
There is no free lunch.

2007-02-25 02:15:03 · answer #2 · answered by anonimous 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

definitely not!

2007-02-25 02:20:04 · answer #3 · answered by Physibiochemist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋