From: jthorn@astro.indiana-zebra.edu   
      
   Phillip Helbig (undress to reply)  wrote:   
   > There is an easy test to determine whether a perpetual-motion machine   
   > really works: have the inventors become rich as a result?  If not, they   
   > are crackpots.  A perpetual-motion machine could be used to produce   
   > electricity, which could be put into the national grid in return for   
   > money (many countries require power companies to buy all electricity   
   > produced by individuals).   
      
   This cartoon   
     http://www.xkcd.com/808/   
   is a nice presentation of Phillip Helbig's argument.  And the mouseover   
   text is very apt re the video the original poster mentioned, too. :)   
      
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