1. Perpetual Motion Machines
Perpetual motion is motion which continues indefinitely without any external source of energy and in this experiment, the aim is to determine whether energy could be created out of nothing using a perpetual motion machine. Material necessary includes pop bottle, plastic tubing, plumbers fitting, computer fan, fridge magnets, neodymium magnets, a 9-volt battery for the first and the second experiment. For the third experiment, you need a motor, a car battery, car alternator, a lightbulb, and power inverter. Three different systems need to be built in order to answer the initial question. First, a Boyle’s self-flowing flask is tested, and then a permanent magnet motor with an old computer fan. The aim is to try to make it run forever using the force of magnetism. The third test is based on the idea that a rotating machine will re-charge the battery it is running off of. The last one among our winning science fair projects for high school won the 1st place at Canada Wide Virtual Science Fair.
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