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A wheel that spins forever; a bird that never quenches its thirst; a clock that never stops ticking, an endless source of free energy. These are but the dreams of inventors striving to make perpetual motion machines, machines that can work forever without any energy input. Are these machines possible without violating the laws of physics? No. Support Dianna during her recovery at patreon.com/physicsgirl ‪http://physicsgirl.org/ ‪http://twitter.com/thephysisgirl ‪http://facebook.com/thephysicsgirl ‪http://instagram.com/thephysicsgirl Unbalanced wheel designed, laser cut and assembled by engineer Kyle Kitzmiller - kylekitzmiller.com Writer: Sophia Chen Editors: Jabril Ashe and Dianna Cowern Host: Dianna Cowern Weather footage: NASA Goddard Zimara’s Windmill drawing: Burton Lee Potterveld Cox’s Timepiece drawing - Mr. Cox’s Perpetual Motion, a Prize in the Museum Lottery, single sheet, 225mm. x 174mm., full-page engraving with letterpress on verso, London, 1774. (Ex) Item 4848706 Music: APM and YouTube