Hi Kas,
A out of balance wheel is leverage! leverage of the heavier side acting on the lighter side!
Kas wrote,
Lets not forget gravitational conservation of energy law.
That is a Law (man made) it is not the truth, Mass creates a force of gravity, when you look at the earth move and the friction losses, heat is gained, but the force of gravity is replaced constantly, look a the tides all that movement all that friction, I am sorry but if gravity was a conservative force then its force of gravity should be reduced to account for the work done, there should be a reduction in mass but there is not, so the potential energy that was used up as kinetic energy and heat has been replaced, and is contently replaced so the heat gained is not conserved it is created. I for one refuse to be brain washed by current Physics teaching! Gravity is a generative force! That is the evidence nature is showing me, they have the cheek to call it the natural Laws, they must of had there eyes shut. In short if the force of gravity is constantly renewed so any potential energy that is converted into kinetic energy is also replaced and if that kinetic energy made some heat then that heat was gained well the input of gravity part of it at least.
With respect Trevor
Edit, Kas, which Path are you thinking of? not the counter balance lift path.
Edit, Not forgetting the closed system also man made and not to be found in nature, nature does show us Perpetual Motion though we live on it! how many years has it been in motion?
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