The idea of perpetual motion is over looked by many because they have given it up as impossible a long time ago. The idea of a perpetual motion machine has been around for a long time. If one can create a perpetual motion machine then that person would in theory have an unlimited source of energy. This would mean no more gas for cars, no more power bills, no more changing batteries, and no more charging of cell phones and other electronic accessories.

The problem with perpetual motion is that there is a rule in physics. This rule is titled TINSTAAFL. This is an acronym that stands for: There Is No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. This means that you can not get something for free. The picture that is displayed above is an example of a perpetual motion machine that will not work. The machine has to put out as much energy as is being put in.

We as a human race are ever getting closer to creating a perpetual motion machine but this is not likely because there is no way that we can put out more or as much energy as we are putting into a machine. If this were acomplished then we would advance to an age of technology that we can only dream of now.