Perpetual Motion Machine
Perpetual Motion Machine
A scientific wonder, in this article we debate the existence, possibility and near-brushes of the perpetual motion machine that has had humans curious for decades.
A machine that just needs one push, one pull, one movement and it would forever create energy, only to reuse the energy to continue its own motion, completely self-sufficient, is an incomprehensibly powerful dream. It would provide as much power and energy as needed. It would be sustainable, cost-effective and change the world machine by machine. Pollution, global warming and non-sustainable energy practices would grind to a halt. This invention would be monumental, life-changing and revolutionary, but to achieve it, you’d have to wrestle one-on-one with the laws of nature.
PART I - The round-up
The first traces of the perpetual motion machine, or as ancients referred to it, perpetuum mobile, is found in the heart of the 12th century where Bhaskara II, the legendary Indian mathematician and astronomer, designed the plans for a wheel with intricately curved spokes, with mercury rolling within them. If you applied a small level of motion to the creation, the mercury would shift which would continue to turn the wheel. This whole idea was purely hypothetical, though he wasn’t the first to create the idea; the blueprints were actually an enhanced version of plans created in the early 7th century.
Throughout the centuries, keen inventors and the most advanced pioneers used every inkling of creativity they could muster to try and form one of these machines that defied nature, though scientist by scientist, the interest in the subject slowly started to dissipate. The once glowing aura around the subject that had people buzzing about how this could change their lives had faded into the realm of dreams, where only myths resided.
Even now, in the times a perpetual motion machine would make the energy supply shift to a cost-effective, sustainable solution to reduce global warming and other cataclysmic natural reactions, scientists have made no progress. The perpetual motion machine remains a mere idea, waiting for an innovative human to transfer it to reality.
PART II - Nailed-it or near-brushes?
The perpetual motion machine obviously holds immense power and could be a billion-dollar monopoly if created, so many have claimed that they’ve cracked the nature-defying code of perpetuum mobile. We’re here to debunk the myths, expose the facts and show that there are some very, very near-brushes.
1 - Internet claims
Many are misguided into the belief that the perpetual motion machine exists, as when you enter the words into Google or another search engine, there are a variety of products that look like they should endlessly work. For instance, the photo below:
This particular “perpetual motion machine” actually needs a battery to help the ball continue the cycle endlessly through power-charged metal tracks, and eventually the battery will run out, meaning the machine is not perpetual. Other false Amazon claims to this miracle have small flaws that take the perpetual out of motion machine, and whilst some can run for minutes without intervention, they are miles away from breaking the laws of thermodynamics.
2 - The ocean
It’s a hot day. There’s no breeze. Those convenient spray fans are for some reason completely vacant. As you look grimly at the horizon, you see a miracle. A chest of gold. A burst of energy. The ocean.
At this time, you are ready to sprint into the huge mass of water, ready to rejuvenate and refuel in this cool, refreshing amount of water. However, upon further reflection, you wonder since the waves keep coming and never cease to stop, isn’t the ocean technically a perpetual motion machine?
Many have seen the ocean as a natural wonder that has broken the laws of thermodynamics, but scientifically this is technically incorrect. However, the ocean definitely is an anomaly, because as we discuss in a moment, it is a very, very near-brush to a perpetual motion machine.
The reason why the ocean is mistaken to be the miraculous perpetuum mobile is because of their constant stream of waves. Waves are formed as the Sun unevenly heats the Earth, resulting in wind, which creates tremors in the water, resulting in waves. Whilst the Sun’s vast supply of energy won’t be leaving for 7-8 billion years, that number is still technically not perpetual. Therefore, the ocean cannot be classified as one of these wonders.
BUT - humans would use a perpetual motion machine to harness an unlimited source of energy, which would be renewable and sustainable, plus be extremely cost-effective. Since the ocean is so large, it is hard to properly harness all of the energy it retains; but, there are some solutions, like water wheels and hydropower.
PART III - The Beverly Clock
Since the ocean isn’t a human creation, the Beverly Clock is technically recorded as the closest object, invention or man-made item to a perpetual motion machine, so we’re going to briefly discuss it.
The Beverly Clock is a revolutionary time-telling device invented by Arthur Beverley in 1864 that has stirred up much interest, debate and speculation. Now residing at the Department of Physics in Dunedin, New Zealand, the clock runs on atmospheric pressure and utilises an airtight box inside of the creation that expands and retracts, pushing on a mechanism that powers the clock. For over 150 years, the clock has run continuously, only stopping due to mechanical errors, making this a very close invention to a perpetual motion machine.
Many inventors have used the Beverly Clock’s structure as a foundation for their own ideas, refuelling the perpetuum mobile community and reigniting the desire for this dream to slip to reality.
PART IV - Conclusion
In conclusion, perpetual motion machines could be used in the future as sustainable, renewable, environmentally-friendly, unlimited sources of energy that could permanently alter the lives of humans. Once a strong enough weapon is found to break the so far impenetrable barriers of thermodynamics, humans will enter a new energy age that will benefit both living things and the environment…the question is, when will it happen?
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