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Will Someone Build a Perpetual Motion Machine?

Somebody will always be trying, that's for sure. Despite the theoretical impossibility, inventors will continue their attempt at building a machine that is always moving — without the influence of an outside force. And, unfortunately for them, the intrepid scientists will continue to butt up against a distinctly unappetizing truth: They are doomed to failure.

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    What widely accepted law of physics refutes the possibility of building a perpetual motion machine?

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    web resources
    Joe Newman's Official Site
    Read more about Joe Newman, the inventor who has been trying to build a perpetual motion machine for the last 20 years

    Perpetual Motion
    This British site tries to explain the science behind perpetual motion

    The Institute for New Energy
    An informative site about perpetual motion by a nonprofit organization promoting the use of alternative energy