On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 3:54 AM, William Beaty <bi...@eskimo.com> wrote: > On Fri, 3 Feb 2012, Harry Veeder wrote: >> >> If theory predicted that it should run for x hours but instead ran >> much longer would it qualify as a true FE device? > > > If it runs far longer ...then it merely supplies a more precise method for > measuring the actual energy provided by your magnets! :) "Experimenter's > Regress," where experiments force alteration in theory, but where theory > forces alteration in interpretation of experiments.
I am assuming one already knows how much energy was required to imbue the magnets with magnetism. This energy would be used to predict how long the device should run. If the device ran considerably longer then wouldn't that be considered evidence of FE? > Anyhow, I wonder how difficult it would be to *engineer* a magnet motor > which drives itself against friction and runs for awhile before weakening > its own magnets? Something with low friction so it could operate for > significant time? What would such a device look like? harry
