Perpetual Motion Clocks?

[compuwiz1]

My grandmother had one of these perpetual motion clocks. How do they work?

All I remember was a few gold looking characters, seemingly chained together, or holding hands. They went round and round and drove the hands of the clock.

The laws of physics say this is impossible. Did she get up in the middle of the night and change batteries......or, how it work?

 

[William Gaatjes]

We used to have a clock like that when i was little. But it used two weights that were disguised as part of the clock. Gravity is used to drive the clock.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

My grandmother had one of these perpetual motion clocks. How do they work?

All I remember was a few gold looking characters, seemingly chained together, or holding hands. They went round and round and drove the hands of the clock.

The laws of physics say this is impossible. Did she get up in the middle of the night and change batteries......or, how it work?

lol

 

[disappoint]

We used to have a clock like that when i was little. But it used two weights that were disguised as part of the clock. Gravity is used to drive the clock.

For a limited time. Eventually you'd have to wind it back up again.

 

[Newbian]

It has small gnomes in it that keeps it working.

 

[compuwiz1]

It has small gnomes in it that keeps it working.

I knew it! Pig fuckers!!!! 😉

 

[pcgeek11]

perpetual motion clocks. How do they work?

They didn't. It was a big lie. There is no such thing as perpetual motion.

 

[William Gaatjes]

For a limited time. Eventually you'd have to wind it back up again.

Yep, that was usually done in the evening when i was asleep.

 

[Blanky]

They have to be reset/rewound. Perpetual motion machines continue to never have existed.

 

[lxskllr]

Might have been key wound also. I have a perpetual motion clock on my mantle. It runs forever, or seven days, whichever comes first.

 

[Blanky]

Might have been key wound also. I have a perpetual motion clock on my mantle. It runs forever, or seven days, whichever comes first.

chuckled!

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

They aren't "perpetual motion", but instead "perpetual" in the sense that they do not need a battery or to be wound, and I'd love to have one. They work by extracting energy from normal variations in ambient temperature or atmospheric pressure.

Atmos clocks can be found for sale and are still made. The latest and greatest which is designed to show time until the year 3k is $90,000 😱

 

[Rakehellion]

Perpetual motion machines continue to never have existed.

:hmm:

 

[Blanky]

:hmm:

HAHA! I honestly wrote that not even realizing how awesome it was, just inadvertently. Thanks :thumbsup: