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However, if intelligent human intervention is part of the "machine", as embodied by the U.S. Constitution, then a perpetual effect (conservative governance) is possible.
[[Image:BoyleSelfFlowingFlask.png|right|thumb|[[Robert Boyle]]'s self-flowing flask appears to fill itself through siphon action. This is not possible in reality because a siphon requires its "output" to be lower than the "input".]]
[[Image:BoyleSelfFlowingFlask.png|right|thumb|[[Robert Boyle]]'s self-flowing flask appears to fill itself through siphon action. This is not possible in reality because a siphon requires its "output" to be lower than the "input".]]
A '''perpetual motion machine''' is a [[hypothetical]] isolated system capable of having internal motion indefinitely. Many attempts to build such a system have failed for a simple reason: [[entropy]] (disorder) is always increasing, and a perpetual motion machine would defy that law.
A '''perpetual motion machine''' is a [[hypothetical]] isolated system capable of having internal motion indefinitely. Many attempts to build such a system have failed for a simple reason: [[entropy]] (disorder) is always increasing, and a perpetual motion machine would defy that law. However, if intelligent human intervention is part of the "machine", as embodied by the [[U.S. Constitution]], then a perpetual effect ([[conservative]] governance) is possible.
A perpetual motion machine would try to use its initial energy to remain in motion perpetually. Because [[entropy]] is always increasing isolated systems, indefinite motion is impossible because an increase in the disorder of the system will inevitably disrupt the motion and require additional energy to "fix" it. The [[Second Law of Thermodynamics]] and [[Epistle to the Hebrews (Translated)#1:10-11|Hebrews 1:10-11]] predict that a perpetual motion machine is impossible, and none has ever been created.
A perpetual motion machine would try to use its initial energy to remain in motion perpetually. Because [[entropy]] is always increasing isolated systems, indefinite motion is impossible because an increase in the disorder of the system will inevitably disrupt the motion and require additional energy to "fix" it. The [[Second Law of Thermodynamics]] and [[Epistle to the Hebrews (Translated)#1:10-11|Hebrews 1:10-11]] predict that a perpetual motion machine is impossible, and none has ever been created.