Would it be possible to make a self powered fan?

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Creating a self-powered fan that generates electricity to operate itself is not feasible, as it would violate the laws of physics governing perpetual motion machines. Such devices cannot exist because they would require more energy output than input, leading to a closed system that defies energy conservation principles. Discussions on perpetual motion machines are prohibited in this forum due to their impossibility. For further understanding, a referenced article on the topic explains why these concepts are not viable. The thread has been closed due to these fundamental principles.
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If you were to have a fan, that has a button, that whenever you press it, the blades rotate (like those mini fans you can find at stores). But, when the blades rotate, they power electricity that powers the fan itself? Kind of like wind turbines but without the wind part.
 
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uncleoscy said:
If you were to have a fan, that has a button, that whenever you press it, the blades rotate (like those mini fans you can find at stores). But, when the blades rotate, they power electricity that powers the fan itself? Kind of like wind turbines but without the wind part.
Nope, that would an impossible perpetual motion machine.
 
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Per the rules, we do not discuss perpetual motion machines, so this thread is closed.
 
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