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Perpetual motion machine (view source)
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A perpetual motion machine is a fictional isolated system capable of having internal motion indefinitely. Many attempts to build such a system have failed.
A perpetual motion machine is a hypothetical isolated system capable of having internal motion indefinitely. Many attempts to build such a system have failed.
One type of a perpetual motion machine would continue to perform work without new energy, thereby serving as an unlimited energy source. This is prohibited by the [[First Law of Thermodynamics]].
One type of a perpetual motion machine would continue to perform work without new energy, thereby serving as an unlimited energy source. This is prohibited by the [[First Law of Thermodynamics]].