2010-01-01, 05:17 AM
ok just a few questions answered here:
Why won't the lower magnet thing keep spinning? - the magnets will eventually weaken over a period of time and as they weaken so does the field they create and thus the spinning will slow and stop due to friction, also if that washer is possible to be magnetized, eventually the magnetic field will be imposed upon that washer thus stabilizinge the field
Where does the kinetic energy come from? - essentially the initial force applied, and kept going due to moving the top magnet keeps the bottom one spinning, when friction overcomes the intial force or no force is applied to the top magnet, the bottom will cease to spin.
Where does the energy come from? - the energy leaves the cycle in the form of kinetic energy transferred to the air and heat created from friction with the air and surface the lower magnet comes in contact with.
Why is this not free energy? - 1:There's no way to harness the energy from the spinning magnet due to the fact that as soon as your try to, you cause more friction/drag on the lower magnet thus slowing and stopping the lower magnet from spinning. 2: The magnets lose their energy/degrade over time hence its not exactly free. 3: If you were able to harness the energy (which I don't see any possible way), then you would either have to degrade the magnetic field or input energy to keep the process going as energy cannot be created or destroyed (see law of conservation of energy)
Why won't the lower magnet thing keep spinning? - the magnets will eventually weaken over a period of time and as they weaken so does the field they create and thus the spinning will slow and stop due to friction, also if that washer is possible to be magnetized, eventually the magnetic field will be imposed upon that washer thus stabilizinge the field
Where does the kinetic energy come from? - essentially the initial force applied, and kept going due to moving the top magnet keeps the bottom one spinning, when friction overcomes the intial force or no force is applied to the top magnet, the bottom will cease to spin.
Where does the energy come from? - the energy leaves the cycle in the form of kinetic energy transferred to the air and heat created from friction with the air and surface the lower magnet comes in contact with.
Why is this not free energy? - 1:There's no way to harness the energy from the spinning magnet due to the fact that as soon as your try to, you cause more friction/drag on the lower magnet thus slowing and stopping the lower magnet from spinning. 2: The magnets lose their energy/degrade over time hence its not exactly free. 3: If you were able to harness the energy (which I don't see any possible way), then you would either have to degrade the magnetic field or input energy to keep the process going as energy cannot be created or destroyed (see law of conservation of energy)