Perpetual Motion Machines

Welcome back, folks, to another season of Curiosity Killed the Rat! This episode, Kate and Matt chat about the idea of perpetual motion, and the amazing machines designed to harness this motion to keep moving… forever! From overbalanced wheels to self-refilling flasks, we take a dive into some of the coolest perpetual motion machines that have been theorised throughout history (…or claimed to be real on YouTube…) and why, realistically, they couldn’t possibly work. This episode’s listener question is about sunsets; why are more spectacular than others?

Referenced CollegeHumor sketch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFtrn4vvTkk&ab_channel=CollegeHumor

Fake Perpetual Motion Machines:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znk-_uskTvk&ab_channel=Sm00thand3r

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50Aag0J0Qe4&ab_channel=warmcoffee

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsxroTt9IhY&t=36s&ab_channel=veproject1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANq1DEmoYbI&ab_channel=TechnicalNinja

https://youtu.be/sScrtGdKmho

Other References:

https://www.britannica.com/science/perpetual-motion

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/perpetual-motion-machines/

https://lockhaven.edu/~dsimanek/museum/overbal.htm

https://www.livescience.com/55944-perpetual-motion-machines.html

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/ap-biology/cellular-energetics/cellular-energy/a/the-laws-of-thermodynamics

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/water-acids-and-bases/cohesion-and-adhesion/a/cohesion-and-adhesion-in-water

https://youtu.be/A-QgGXbDyR0

https://youtu.be/rckrnYw5sOA

https://youtu.be/UFFzcYalTXI

https://youtu.be/VpiLucwH-AQ

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071108135522.htm

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/11/22/20970563/sunset-science-explained-rayleigh-scattering

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/atmos/blusky.html