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according to current laws of physics that a 100% efficient perpetual motion device is NOT possible. I have read reasons why. But wonder what about the "atom" it has electrons that are in perpetual motion around their nucleus. Is this not natures example that it is indeed possible.
energydude, Nov 02 2007
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The universe will end
This from the same person who claimed in another post that the moon orbiting the earth is evidence of perpetual motion.
You haven't grasped the idea that just because it won't end in your puny lifespan it won't someday end? Next thing you know you will be trying to harness the "perpetual motion" of the Bobbin' Robin.
What good is perpetual motion anyway? We want something that produces more energy than it consumes. Devices designed to run forever are scams perpetrated by con artists.
No because at the atomic level there is no resistance for the electron to encounter. Remember it's not traveling through air, the electron is traveling through nothing and as such will continue moving until acted upon.
The closest thing to free energy that we'll see in our lifetimes is fusion. They still have yet to pass the net gain of energy threshold yet but, the new ITER reactor collaboration between many countries that is being built in Europe right now, has the possibility of working within our lifetimes.
Also , since space - time "seems" to be expanding , the distance between the atom's core and it's surrounding electron cloud is increasing ... hence the electron's orbital size is increasing.
Chef, if the atom is "expanding" at the same rate as the rest of the universe, then the "expanded" atom will still be the same size compared to the universe. Thus, it won't look any larger. I've always thought the whole "space itself expanding" theory is a little suspect. If everything in the universe, including space itself, is expanding, then what is it expanding relative to? As far as I can tell, it could only be expanding relative to the speed of light. If so, then it would be arguable that, rather than the speed of light being constant and space expanding, you could say that space is constant and the speed of light is decreasing!