If someone is as honest as the day is long are they more honest insummer? May 17, 2008
As there is no such thing as perpetual motion, how long is the earth going to rotate once every 24 hours ... To answer all three questions, according to my own peculiar brand of science there is no perpetual motion, thus the earth is slowing down, centrifugal force that stretches our bodies is less and the days are becoming longer ... By the way, every time we use tidal power we are in effect extracting energy from the earth-moon system, and accelerating the process infinitesimally, so it is not... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Controversy Sizzles Over Taco Truck Restrictions May 16, 2008
On Wednesday night, he was a man in perpetual motion, fueling the generator that powers his stove, unloading cases of soda and water, and helping his son take orders in Spanish and English. Meanhile, two employees grilled up huge portions of pork and beef as a steady flow of customers surrounded him. (CBS News -- US)
9 comments May 11, 2008
Against all odds, the infatuation of the media, the swooning of intoxicated Obama groupies, and the perpetual motion machine that is her annoying, gaffe-prone husband, she is still hanging in there. Her resiliency -- despite all her flaws -- is formidable, even if it springs from her lifelong obsession to acquire power. (Human Events Online)
Preps to Watch May 8, 2008
Baethke has been a study in perpetual motion throughout her decorated prep career. The three-time state qualifier hopes that helps her to a state title later this month. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Apple's Perpetual Motion Marketing Machine May 8, 2008
This is Apple s perpetual motion marketing machine. To find an example, look no further than the iPhone. (Datamation)
Kids run 'Magic Mile' to aid literacy May 4, 2008
They are perpetual motion. Moments before the start of each race they were reminded to make sure their shoelaces were tied. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
CALIFORNIA MELTDOWN: Foreclosures up 327% from '07 levels... Apr 23, 2008
L.A. Land : Los Angeles Times : California foreclosure "surge": Up 327% from '07 levels. The number of California homes lost to foreclosure in the first quarter surged 327% from year-ago levels -- reaching an average of more than 500 foreclosures per day -- DataQuick said in a report, warning that the widening foreclosure problem could "spread beyond the current categories of dicey mortgages, and into mainstream home loans.". (The Drudge Report)
Wooten: Slicing & dicing the Dems Apr 18, 2008
How about the real issue: the inflation treadmill that feeds on itself like a perpetual motion machine. Higher energy prices lead to higher food prices, then we use food to make energy leading to higher everything. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Motivating middle school kids to get moving Apr 12, 2008
The only habit the sixth graders will be picking up from Rivera is one of virtually perpetual motion. If they're not working their way through a series of stations designed around strengthening the body's various muscle groups, they're taking laps around the Roosevelt Wilson Park pond down the street from the school as part of their training for a 5K run/walk in Davidson on May 3. (Huntersville Herald, NC)
Rose Does It With Flair, Memphis Wins Apr 6, 2008
He was in perpetual motion - once, he caught a pass in traffic, stutter-stepped just long enough to look his defender in the eye, and then sped past him for an easy but showy layup. "I just try to attack when I get the ball and hopefully jump over them and shoot," he said. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Honeymoon Is Over Feb 29, 2008
What he has given his people instead is soap opera and perpetual motion, which has not led to much change thus far. Nobody blamed Sarkozy for his divorce from his second wife Cecilia while in office. (India Times, India)
O'Brien's beat blog Feb 25, 2008
You can ponder perpetual motion. Fix your mind on a crystal day. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
The road warrior Feb 23, 2008
At 47, he credits his youthful spirit and appearance to perpetual motion. He easily looks 30. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
In Tomorrow's Paper Feb 20, 2008
"No economy can stay in perpetual motion," says Mike. "Our expansion, which started in 1993, is one of the longest lasting in North America since World War II.". (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Chris MannixINSIDE BOXING Feb 11, 2008
Once he stepped inside the ring, Williams was a different fighter than the one whose arms were in a state of perpetual motion against Margarito. Williams looked passive, nothing like the man who averaged 100 punches per round against Margarito. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Letters to the Editor (Jan. 30) Feb 2, 2008
It's sort of like inventors of perpetual motion gadgets, they violate the second law of thermodynamics and are automatically denied patents. Scientists in one field are rarely qualified to comment in depth in another field. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Snowstorm cripples China Jan 29, 2008
Beijing - It takes a lot to bring a country in perpetual motion like China to the brink of a grinding halt, but some of the worst weather for half a century is proving more than the authorities here can deal with. And the weather has arrived a week ahead of the biggest holiday of the year, when hundreds of millions of people travel home to be with their families. (Christian Science Monitor)
Gaza's falling wall changes Middle East map for ever Jan 27, 2008
By mid-afternoon, as the news had spread through Gaza that Egypt was accessible by car, and not just by foot, the cars, buses and lorries snaked from the border, through Rafah and Khan Younis and up to Gaza City in a column in perpetual motion. The men of Hamas's Executive Force stood with their weapons by the road and watched the passing traffic. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
First, we flee manhattan Jan 18, 2008
Much like The Blair Witch Project with its hand-held Camcorder style, this thriller from J.J. Abrams (Mission Impossible 3) and longtime creative partner Matt Reeves is in perpetual motion, both visually and structurally. Its side effects include headache, nausea, anxiety and stomach ache -- so maybe don't order a bucket of KFC beforehand -- but it's worth it, in an adrenaline-pumping, masochistic way. (National Post)
CES coverage Jan 9, 2008
Pioneer Invents Infinite Contrast Plasma TV, Perpetual Motion Machine. Just kidding about the second part. (CNN -- Tech)
Adieu, Crybaby Kerry Clock Jan 3, 2008
Jean-Francois Kerry as "a comic perpetual motion machine." And as such, the junior senator from Massachusetts provides an invaluable service to us ... With the consummate presumption that makes him the "comic perpetual motion machine" that he is, Kerry wrote Pickens: "While I am prepared to show they (the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, often his fellow officers) lied on allegation after allegation, you have generously offered to pay one million dollars for just one thing that can be proven... (Townhall.com)
Watch the electrifying Chris Brown 'Run It!' on tour Dec 10, 2007
Brown won't reveal what surprises he has in store for his 90-minute set, but he is certain to be in perpetual motion as he runs through his catalog of hits, including the rhythmic top 40 and R&B/hip-hop chart-topping Kiss Kiss, Wall to Wall, Run It. Yo (Excuse Me Miss), Poppin', Say Goodbye and Shortie Like Mine, a collaboration with Bow Wow. (USA Today)
Elgar's Cello Concerto Dec 6, 2007
After a (described so by Elgar scholar Diana McVeagh) the second movement is filled with (marked largamente) that fails to assuage the perpetual motion. The. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
NIST on road to perpetual motion with 'superfluidity' demo Nov 30, 2007
-- Perpetual motion is forbidden by the laws of classical physics, but in the quantum realm frictionless motion is possible. For instance, a closed loop of superconducting wire can exhibit perpetual motion, albeit only for electrons traveling around the frictionless loop of wire ... True perpetual motion is still years away, but the agency recently demonstrated a proof-of-concept--what it called "persistent" motion--using an ultra-cold form of matter called a NIST predicts that eventually it... (EETimes)
Alchemist Builds Submarine Nov 21, 2007
The Dutch inventor had invented a perpetual motion machine, almost as dear to the hearts of experimental alchemists as making gold. The machine was not magic; it was not alchemical. (Suite101.com)
Queen of the silver screen Nov 15, 2007
From witnessing the birth of her siblings, to featuring opposite some of the world's most famous leading men including Russell Crowe in A Good Year and Heath Ledger in Candy, Cornish's story is in perpetual motion. She will next sink her teeth into the historical feature, Last Battle Dreamer. (NEWS.com.au)
Drive it forever Nov 12, 2007
A: It's perpetual motion. It's something for nothing, and it doesn't work. (Boston Globe)
Fred Thompson and the value of ‘easy does it' Oct 24, 2007
Since then, so many Democrats have tried to model themselves on JFK that perpetual motion has become a party trait. Bill Clinton who hero-worshiped JFK was an effective president in many ways, but would have been more effective if he'd learned some fundamentals of time management: don't procrastinate, stay up late obsessing, or worry problems to death with endless discussion. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
On the smell of an oily rag Oct 17, 2007
"But the scientific community seems to be united in the fact that there is no single big-fix solution. "At every event I get people queueing up with their perpetual motion machines and claims of 'I'm going to run this car on sea water. I was always taught to treat everything with curiosity, not prejudice; but most of those sorts of examples don't take much curiosity before you decide to go look for something else. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
PS3 price cut won't affect format war Oct 10, 2007
It's a kind of perverse perpetual motion. Same with politicians. (bit-tech.net)
$1m-a-day spending spree on ads Oct 9, 2007
And in the 19 days since the last day of parliamentary sitting, Howard has been in perpetual motion, shuttling continuously between his Sydney office and the political zones which carry the highest stakes for him - his seat of Bennelong and Queensland - announcing or reannouncing $8. 1 billion in spending. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Profile: Pervez Musharraf Sep 28, 2007
He's in perpetual motion. Frankly, it's exhausting. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Drill the Everglades? Sep 19, 2007
Palm Beach Post - News and Classifieds for Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast. Palm Beach Post reporters. (The Palm Beach Post)
APEC fails to dampen Fred's ponds Sep 15, 2007
(On one stand, a bronze statue of Buddha and an early Nepalese bowl were in unnerving perpetual motion as passers-by crossed a wobbly section of sub-floor. . (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Cate Blanchett: Queen of the screen Sep 14, 2007
When the play transferred to Broadway, The New York Times was equally complimentary, calling Blanchett "a moody perpetual motion machine, twirling among several centuries' worth of acting styles. She variously brings to mind the deep-toned grandeur of a Bernhardt or Duse, the refined screwball stylings of Katharine Hepburn and a very contemporary self-satirising malcontent. All of which would be merely entertaining or irritating... except for the instances of genuine, revelatory brilliance that... (Independent)
The fall of Earl Sep 8, 2007
"Once something becomes established, it perpetuates itself; it's a perpetual motion machine," Evans said. "Screenwriters and authors use it for characters to telegraph these characteristics, but then that reinforces the stereotype.". (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Jug Suraiya: Status Co Sep 2, 2007
Humankind has yet to devise the perpetual motion machine that inventors have dreamt of for millennia. But if perpetual motion remains in the realm of fantasy, we have succeeded in perfecting its opposite: perpetual immobility. (India Times, India)
The Bourne Ultimatum Aug 30, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Paul Byrnes, reviewerAugust 30, 2007. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Peek inside Klaus' 'Elvis Is Titanic' Aug 30, 2007
The anxious imagination as perpetual motion machine what catches my eye is commonplace to the locals. The bus drivers picking up familiar passengers, the cabbies gossiping at black-market gas stations, the storekeepers in the bazaar were not likely to be talking about checkpoints and armored vehicles. (USA Today -- Life)
The Daily American’s Spotlight on Business: East Main Market Aug 25, 2007
Minton, who almost always seems to be in a state of perpetual motion, said it felt great to be back in the store in which he cut his teeth, this time as its owner. I just wish I could do what I want to do, said the eager-to-expand owner. (West Frankfort Daily American, IL)
Playwright sees actor in Sarkozy Aug 24, 2007
His short stature, combined with his perpetual motion, contribute to what Reza calls his "childlike way." His suit and ties, she writes, "are never of his age," his laugh "also is not of his age.". The author describes Sarkozy's constant need for nourishment, then offhandedly drops that he has a slight limp. (International Herald Tribune)
* Musharraf under pressure on many fronts Aug 1, 2007
"He was a commando after all. He's all about keeping the momentum, keeping his enemies on their toes. He's in perpetual motion. Frankly, it's exhausting.". Musharraf was born in New Delhi, four years before the bloody partition of 1947 that saw the former British imperial South Asian possessions split into India and Pakistan. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Harry L. Barrett Jr., at 86; was a professor and executive Jul 21, 2007
Harry Livingstone Barrett Jr. was a man in perpetual motion who balanced careers as a professor and business executive while making time for family, local theater, and the occasional joyride in his sporty black convertible. "He was a living model of energy and very inspirational in that way," said Sally Barrett-Page of Boulder, Colo. (Boston Globe)
International Designers Highlight SIGGRAPH's New Artists in Residence Program Jul 20, 2007
Mike & Maaike - A California based, internationally acclaimed design team that creates products, wearables and art pieces, most of which are in search of perpetual motion and human interaction - credits include the design of the XBOX 360. Michael Wright - A talented painter based in Los Angeles who began to explore Digital Media in the mid 1980s on an Amiga computer. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Feature story: Art in the round Jul 13, 2007
Small wonder, then, that her latest paintings are in perpetual motion. The abstract canvases are mounted on rotation devices; some turn at battery-powered intervals, while others invite gallery visitors to rotate them at random. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Gas prices may be highest this year Jul 12, 2007
wrote on Jul 11, 2007 4:41 PM:" As wonderful as these wind turbines are supposed to be, lets put one on top of an electric car and have the ultimate perpetual motion machine! No more gas. Woohoo!! ". outrage wrote on Jul 11, 2007 4:31 PM:" This is just not fair...how are people suppose to survive. We raise price of gas, then people will have trouble getting to work if not loose their jobs. There are people who dont get paid that much and work hard at what they do to make ends meet and then they... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Perpetual mythsWhy claims of "free energy" devices come to nothing Jul 10, 2007
I believe that it is thinking on such lines that encourages inventors - and there have been many since the 12th Century - to pursue what would be a true marvel: a perpetual motion machine ... When asked about the conservation of energy Mr McCarthy says quite frankly that he does not know where the energy that provides perpetual motion comes from. (BBC News -- Science)
New York City Plans 'Ring of Steel' Jul 10, 2007
An Irish technology development company, Steorn, has postponed its scheduled demo of what it claims is "a real-life application" of a free energy technology -- a perpetual motion machine. The rate of broadband adoption is slowing in the United States, partly because service providers already have grabbed the easiest converts, a study has found. (CIO Today)
Will Steorns perpetual motion machine remain perpetually off? Jul 9, 2007
iTWire - Will Steorns perpetual motion machine remain perpetually off ... Will Steorns perpetual motion machine remain perpetually off ... Will Steorns perpetual motion machine remain perpetually off. (iTWire)
Perpetual motion goes into reverse Jul 7, 2007
You might remember an Irish company called Steorn: in August 2006 it took out a full page advert in the Economist to announce that it had discovered a source of free energy, a perpetual motion machine no less, in triumphant defiance of that stuffy first law of thermodynamics ... As we've already seen with the long history of perpetual motion claims you only need one or two experts, and as far as the media are concerned, there's a story. (Guardian Unlimited)
The Rise and Fall of the Steorn Orbo Free Energy Machine Jul 7, 2007
they can figure out how to create perpetual motion but they can't properly operate camera lighting ... uh, yeah, if you do a cursory search of the history of perpetual motion ... Whats ironic about this is that their "perpetual motion" device (which is supposed to be a closed loop at least) is stymied by an outside influence injecting (heat) energy into its system. (Gizmodo.com)
Steorn Again Jul 6, 2007
Those engaging chaps from Dublin who claim to have rewritten the laws of physics and invented a perpetual motion machine are in town. More precisely, Steorn has taken over the Kinetica Museum, an arty space in the remains of London's Spitalfields Market, put up a load of banners and as from 11pm last night was due to be streaming live video of the machine - now called Orbo - doing its funky, Scotty-defying stuff. (ZDNet UK)
Perpetual Motion Machine Demo Grinds to Halt Jul 6, 2007
July 6, 2007 12:39:13 AM PDT. By Chris MaxcerTechNewsWorld 07/05/07 2:36 PM PT. (TechNewsWorld)
Display of Irish firm's 'free-energy' machine delayed Jul 6, 2007
The concept is close to that of perpetuum mobile (perpetual motion). "It is a well known historical fact that numerous suggestions of perpetuum mobile always proved to be false.". (Belfast Telegraph)
Perpetual motion machine hits 'technical' snag Jul 6, 2007
Perpetual motion machine hits 'technical' snag - vnunet ... Perpetual motion machine hits 'technical' snag. (VNUNet.com)
Free Power from Perpetual Motion Jul 5, 2007
By , in , posted: 5-JUL-2007 13:30. I know it sounds impossible and like something from Science Fiction which could never, ever be a scientific fact. (Geekzone)
Futurism's Past Littered With Faulty Forecasts Jun 15, 2007
You get your perpetual motion machine about every 20 years; somebody says: 'I've finally done it. Well, good for them. (NBC 11, CA)
Scientists convert processor heat back to electricity Jun 5, 2007
In reality, the only machines that can get anywhere near 100% efficiency are failed attempts at perpetual motion devices, and that energy isn't so easily harnessed ... The existence of friction basically makes it impossible to achieve perpetual motion, and in electronics, a lot of energy is exerted as heat before it actually gets used ... The closest thing you got to perpetual motion is a farmer. (TG Daily)
Papelbon, Sox suffer power outage Jun 4, 2007
Rodriguez's laser snapped a 5-5 tie and gave the Yankees the last laugh in a game that seemed to be in perpetual motion. "I had him 0-2, which was exactly what I wanted to do, obviously," said Papelbon. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
Creating a canon for science May 14, 2007
His answer: ". . . the atomic hypothesis, or the atomic fact, or whatever you wish to call it, that all things are made of atoms. Little particles that move around in perpetual motion, attracting each other when a little distance apart, but repelling upon being squeezed into one another.". Other questions we should be able to answer. (Toronto Star)
Prince Harry shouldn't go to Iraq May 3, 2007
Bush has set in motion a perpetual motion machine of war in which one only need to pour money. The democrats have a duty to return the same bill that bush vetoed so that Bush can repeat the fantastic assessment of the stage at which we find ourselves in this gruesome contest we are waging with our Arab friends in Iraq. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The Investment Guide Apr 29, 2007
By Michael Maiello Certain investors think there's money to be made from perpetual motion machines. Oh, really. (Forbes -- Markets)
Van Coleman: Kingwood Classic Top Prospects Apr 29, 2007
He is a perpetual motion forward. Reeves Nelson 6-7 CF (Pump N' Run Elite) This young man has been phenomenal in back-to-back national events. (Mac-Sports.com)
Fitz: Solar & Wind Power Apr 24, 2007
Even if perpetual motion machines or Star Trek replicators could increase the production of solar and wind by nine million percent, there would still be a shortage of energy. In a type of perverted Malthusianism, the market creates artificial desires faster than the planets ecosystems can sustain them. (Zmag.org)
Interfaith group's new leader still answers first calling -- social action Apr 23, 2007
In perpetual motion, he may be found volunteering at a soup kitchen, standing vigil against the war, or meeting with groups to enlist them for his organization; Tuesday night, he took part in a memorial service for students and faculty members killed at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. This month, Kern and the ministries' president, Peter Barrer, began talks with M. Bilal Kaleem, executive director of the Boston chapter of the Muslim American Society. (Boston Globe -- Local)
