GENERAL METHODOLOGY FOR BUILDING PERPETUAL MOTION MACHINES

[I have not actually built a WORKING one, but this is the method to follow, if my designs work. More specific instructions may be necessary to get specific designs right. See for example, my earlier post, How to Build an Over-Unity Device, written around the time of my successful experiment with partial perpetual motion, which I thought proved over-unity].

1. Archetyping. Introduce equilibrium, such as counterweighted leverage, or a horizontal
wheel, or dominoes that do not have to be reset. (The number of cases appears very limited).

2. Solve the problem of proportionality. This may involve rejecting one entire
design concept in favor of another. Step A. Spatial unbalance, such as by extending one
end of a lever, or introducing repeated units that contribute to a central function.
Step B. Physical unbalance. Make one of the parts heavier so that the device is physically
unbalanced. In the case of multiple units, each unit should have a principle of being
physically unbalanced, but may also have or relate with a principle of equilibrium in order
to sustain the altitude of the moving parts.

3. Volitional Mechanics. Make sure the apparatus is unbalanced at every horizontal point.
E.g. make sure that the machine is gaining energy during devescension (downwards
movement), so that upwards motion (vescension) is recoverable through a reaction with
the energy that has been gained. Typically this involves making sure that the 'cheating'
works.

4. Working out the Kinks. Make sure that there is a precise means to move the mobile
parts of the machine at every point, e.g. usually horizontally, such as at joints in its motion.

Perpetual Motion Attempt

I don't see how this device wouldn't work, if it were built properly!

The cardboard is sagging because of the poor attachment. Ordinarily, it would be more upright (twisted slightly backward, so the horizontal slope of the square piece is parallel with the orange sticks).

In this design downwards application of a marble at the square cardboard section lifts the counterweight (the wheels at left). However, the sloped cardboard [Top Right] remains reverse-sloped, allowing the marble to sneak back towards the beginning of the square cardboard [Middle]. This process is aided along the backward motion by a fixed and slightly upward-inclined half-track or supporting member [not pictured, but it would occupy the approximate slot shown in the curved cardboard] which acts simultaneous with the curved cardboard.

Thus, the process follows the following procession of 'inclinations':

1. Downwards pressure from marble. Cardboard does not resist.
2. Reverse slope of cardboard (cardboard does not move).
3. Marble gains lift from counterweighted cardboard as it is supported by a fixed mostly horizontal member.
4. Marble returns to beginning of cardboard.
5. Cycle continues [hypothetically].

Structural weaknesses in my design make it difficult to implement in this specific construction. But it is close.


My Book On The Subject Of Perpetual Motion Machines May Be Found At HERE: http://www.amazon.com/Nathan-Coppedges-Perpetual-Machine-Designs/dp/1495373835/

An Autobiography of "The Inventor" can be found HERE: http://www.amazon.com/Autobiography-Inventor-Perpetual-Motion-Over-Unity/dp/1508631638/

A relatively cheap bound volume of both the full designs and the autobiography may be found HERE (one continuous text): http://www.amazon.com/Designs-Theory-Autobiography-Inventor-Perpetual/dp/1508729085/ good deal, because it's less than a dollar less cheap than the designs alone.