The discussion centers on the skepticism surrounding a purported breakthrough electric motor developed by inventor Minato, which claims to achieve overunity efficiency (Eout > Ein). Participants highlight the fundamental flaws in the concept, emphasizing that the motor's reliance on permanent magnets contradicts the laws of physics, particularly the conservation of energy. The consensus is that such claims are typical of overunity efficiency hoaxes, where proponents fail to demonstrate practical applications or verifiable results.
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If you've ever read the book "Voodoo Science" by Robert Park (and I highly recommend it), you'll find that virtually all newsertainment stories about perpetual motion start exactly the same way: a maverick going against the "establishment," usually self-taught (as so not to learn the correct science), etc.A maverick inventor's breakthrough electric motor uses permanent magnets to make power -- and has investors salivating
Yeah, its impressive allright: magnets that don't obey conservation of energy.Apparently the angle and spacing of the magnets is such that once the rotor is moving, repulsion between the stators and the rotor poles keeps the rotor moving smoothly in a counterclockwise direction. Either way, it's impressive.
Minato assures us that he hasn't transcended the laws of physics. The force supplying the unexplained extra power out is generated by the magnetic strength of the permanent magnets embedded in the rotor. "I'm simply harnessing one of the four fundamental forces of nature," he says.
Translation: 'I understand physics - this is a hoax, not an error.'Although we learned in school that magnets were always bipolar and so magnetically induced motion would always end in a locked state of equilibrium, Minato explains that he has fine-tuned the positioning of the magnets and the timing of pulses to the stators to the point where the repulsion between the rotor and the stator (the fixed outer magnetic ring) is transitory. This creates further motion -- rather than a lockup. (See the sidebar on page 41 for a full explanation).