Re: Perpetual motion - free energy

Larry The Snake Guy wrote:
On Aug 11, 4:40 pm, dpb <n...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Ulysses wrote:

I already live on a perpetual motion machine.
Eh???

Well, it'll probably still be moving when the sun explodes, so I guess
that's close to perpetual motion.

Actually it's no "closer" than any other process--it follows same thermodynamic laws--it's just that the losses are relatively small with respect to the total mass. It (assuming the reference is to the earth I presume) _is_ slowing measurably albeit granted it's on a relatively long time frame.

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