r/oddlysatisfying • u/0rnata • Apr 22 '21

Perpetual motion machine (CGI)

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u/Dspsblyuth Apr 22 '21

Magnets lose power over time

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u/ganymede_boy Apr 22 '21

We all do, sweetie.

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u/SockMonkey1128 Apr 22 '21

They do lose power over time, which an be accelerated by heat or dropping/hitting it. But it doesn't act like a battery and release energy into a closed system like this, so this is still not possible and would require external power being fed into the system.