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Perpetual motion

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Some people want a machine that never stops.

Perpetual motion wheels Vinci.jpg
Perpetual motion wheels Vinci.jpg
It would move all by itself. It would not need any fuel. But such a machine is not possible. The rules of our world say no. We need energy to make things move. Can you think of something that moves?
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overbalanced wheel.svg

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Perpetual Motion by Norman Rockwell.jpg
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Perpetuum mobile villard de honnecourt.jpg
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overbalanced wheel.svg
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Perpetual motion wheels Vinci.jpg
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Prepex2.svg
File:Boyle'sSelfFlowingFlask.png
Boyle'sSelfFlowingFlask.png
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