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So how long do posts last that disprove energy conservation?

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Posts that claim to disprove energy conservation usually last as long as it takes other members to falsify the premise; usually less than 1 day.
I don't know about posts that disprove energy conservation; we've never had any.

7 hours ago, Delburt Phend said:

30 minutes?

Sometimes free energy cranks can provide amusement by providing a chance to analyse their proposed devices without recourse to the laws of thermodynamics, just for the hell of it. I’ve taken part in a number of those, over the years.

There is always a flaw in their reasoning, but it can take some discussion to identify it. That’s because the crank invariably constructs a device or scenario sufficiently complicated that they cannot analyse it correctly, which of course is why they have persuaded themselves they have found a way to break the laws of thermodynamics.

But you are in a class of your own, because you don’t accept the principle of conservation of angular momentum either. Basically, you don’t understand the mechanics of rotating bodies.

I am not sure how many people here will be interested in attempting to teach this to you, especially given that you won’t want to learn, as it would knock your idea on the head.

Edited by exchemist

14 hours ago, Delburt Phend said:

30 minutes?

Our new hosting provider has apparently archived older posts and they don’t show up as part of one’s content.

But posts that don’t exist don’t show up either

If there was a post that actually disproved energy conservation, it would be here forever. In fact, I would be surprised to not see it pinned at the top of the physics forum because of its wider implications. However, I have never heard of a documented case where the law of conservation of energy was violated and never seen a plausible description of a case where it could possibly be so.

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