[sdiy] reamp/patenting in US

[Gene Stopp]

I have a book called "Perpetual Motion - the History of an Obsession" and
it's pretty darn interesting. There have been machines that recharge
themselves (usually a spring or weight) by tiny motions caused by things
like changes in temperature or barometric pressure. While these apparently
got "energy from nowhere" they do not qualify as perpetual motion devices
since they have an external power source (the sun, ultimately). They are no
more perpetual motion than a windmill.

Uh oh, this is starting to get OT... how about powering a synth this way??

Best Regards,

- Gene



-----Original Message-----
From: sasami at blaze.net.au [mailto:sasami at blaze.net.au]
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 3:33 PM
To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
Subject: Re: [sdiy] reamp/patenting in US



>Pretty much.  To their credit, there are no patents on perpetual
>motion machines.  :-)

That didn't stop an Australian Science program which ran annual competitions
from awarding places to perpetual motion machines TWICE.  

A battery lamp which improved its efficiency by recharging itself from a
solar panel, and a pendulum based power generator.  
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