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The helicopter example is flawed because if a helicopter is hovering in the air, then remember that it's also pulling the earth towards it. The earth is pulled by the gravity of the helicopter... albeit, which is infinitesimally small. Collins' original example with the wind and water streams are fl...

I was driving down the road, thinking about perpetual motion. Then I thought - if perpetual motion exists - if you can create a device that creates energy, does that mean you could create a device that destroys energy? Can you make a device that is like... perpetual absorption? Not sure why you woul...

Hi :-) I'm very new to Bessler's story. I'm in the process of reading Collins' ebook, Perpetual Motion: An Ancient Mystery Solved? . I had some thoughts on the subject, and thought I would share them :-). I find Leibniz's letters to be the most rewarding, concerning the credibility of the machine. T...

I used a program called "Interactive Physics". I bought some physics books for college, and it was on one of the disks. http://www.design-simulation.com/IP/index.php I think I saw some people on the forum mention Working Model 2d. This is by the same company (and looks almost exactly like ...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Cfy5W5ZmVvs

My first attempt :-).

~Sean