The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 2 days agoPerpetual motion eludes us again.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1424arrow-down13
arrow-up1421arrow-down1imagePerpetual motion eludes us again.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 2 days agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down12·edit-22 days agoYou could get something like this to generate thrust in theory, just not enough to move an object with this much mass and air resistance. Also all of the work is being done on the rod suspending the magnet. It’s kind of similar to ionic propulsion.
You could get something like this to generate thrust in theory, just not enough to move an object with this much mass and air resistance. Also all of the work is being done on the rod suspending the magnet. It’s kind of similar to ionic propulsion.