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Perpetual motion - perpetual con
Probably a con. MIght be storing energy as a fly wheel from initial spin up.
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E.P. Grondine
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8/27/2004 12:08:10 AM
Perpetual motion - perpetual con
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Nick Hoffman
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8/27/2004 12:37:09 PM
Probably a con. MIght be storing energy as a fly wheel from initial spin up.
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Gary
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8/28/2004 6:30:22 PM
I call horse exhaust on this one.
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Tom Brosz
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8/27/2004 3:59:45 AM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.