Thane Heins and his free energy machine

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The discussion centers on Thane Heins and his claims regarding a free energy machine, which is categorized as a perpetual motion device. Participants express skepticism about the feasibility of such machines, noting that Heins has not provided a detailed schematic or scientific explanation of his invention. The consensus is that without a solid scientific foundation, the claims are considered unfounded and fall into the realm of pseudoscience. The conversation emphasizes the importance of adhering to established scientific principles when evaluating such extraordinary claims.

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Thought you guys might find this article interesting and that maybe it would spark some conversation.

What are your thoughts on this? I think it's pretty incredible, but there has to be something that limits the process so that he can't take power away from the motor completely.

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Here's the guy's website.
 
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He's allowed his ignorance of science to destory his life. What a tragic story. I hope he gets the help he needs (hint: it isn't help from an MIT phycisist or engineer that he needs).

Anyway, we don't give an audience to crackpottery here. Perpetual motion machines are a banned topic - largely since there really isn't anything we can do to debunk the claim. He hasn't provided a detailed schematic or description of how it works -- because he doesn't know. So it is useless to speculate on which particular scientific concept that he doesn't understand is responsible for what he is seeing.
 

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