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How can an unbalanced wheel produce energy if it is not a perpetual motion machine, without draining power?

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How can an unbalanced wheel produce energy if it is not a perpetual motion machine, without draining power?

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In order to generate energy, a wheel only need be more efficient at rotation. This is similar to aerodynamics or fuel efficiency. A wheel with a single heavy arm may lose all its energy before it rotates once. A wheel with three heavy spokes will rotate for a long time if you input enough force–its more efficient than one arm. However, to keep it rotating you would need to input the same amount of force–an equal constant current of fuel or electricity. However, a wheel that is over-unity would actually become more efficient as it reaches an optimal speed. There are a number of principles operating in my Principled Asymmetry which I believe to be indicators that it has potential for over-unity, while it remains non-perpetual: A. Force applied on a weight that is about to fall increases the force of that weight when it impacts something–there is a reciprocal, cumulative effect between force applied at a height, and gravity–assuming the weight has not reached its maximum velocity. B.

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