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[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Gonna break so fuckin many laws of physics.

perpetual motion lets fucking gooooooooo!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

*24 hrs of perpetual'ish motion

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If it continues after 24 hours, does it necessarily have to stop considering it is still the same action?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This is the "can God create a stone so heavy" thing. It's known as a metaphysical impossibility.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

By that point, could it REALLY be called perpetual motion if it only lasts for 24 hours?