South Africa has finally invented an overunity machine - that works - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: kolbep
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 27, 2014, 06:21:55 pm
content: Found a post on a local news sitehttp://risingsunchatsworth.co.za/28183/merebank-inventor-set-change-world/........Naidoo finally reached his dream of creating a working prototype that runs on its own generated energy; it has proven to not rely on the power source of coal, solar, turbine or hydro power. “It works against all odds, even though people have told me that it goes against the laws of physics,” said an excited Naidoo.........For those who can help Saleem realise his dream contact via email on Slimstyl@gmail.com or 060-508-0452........Just thought you would like a larf

author: magetoo
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timestamp: November 27, 2014, 06:53:53 pm
content: I can't be the only one thinking "Teardown Tuesday". :-)

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 27, 2014, 07:10:23 pm
content: He has been using too much tik................ or there is a sodding great big battery under Hauntie's table.For those international callers the number is +27605080452 and his cellphone will ring.

author: leppie
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 27, 2014, 07:14:25 pm
content: Clearly he does not know the story of Edison....

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 27, 2014, 07:19:49 pm
content: Quote from: leppie on November 27, 2014, 07:14:25 pmThey do not teach that in school any more, along with maths, science, history and any of those hard subjects.

author: rolycat
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 27, 2014, 07:44:42 pm
content: From the Chatsworth Rising Sun website:QuoteWhy worry about breaking the laws of physics when you can provide breaking news instead?Their cutting edge journalism skills obviously don't include fact-checkingQuoteMaybe their dynamic team should try a little of that education, starting with some elementary science lessons

author: rob77
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 27, 2014, 07:55:48 pm
content: it's legit and actually it wasn't invented in south africa ! it was invented by a joint effort of somalia and nigeria and the invention was stolen by south africa ! currently a nigerian prince is starting a world-wide crowd funding campaign in a form of e-mail spam to raise funds and buy the invention back

author: electr_peter
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 27, 2014, 08:12:10 pm
content: Let's break up this headline "South Africa has finally invented an overunity machine - that works"QuoteThere are two problems - 1) this sort of machine has been "invented" multiple times 2) in other countries and in South Africa (probably, haven't checked).QuoteLet's see it in action.QuoteOne could think that overunity machines do not work.I think even journalist should know meaning of the word "work". No data was provided to prove that "invention" works.Practical question - why do they print such article? Is this some kind of PR, scam, stupidity or craziness?

author: Macbeth
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 27, 2014, 08:23:35 pm
content: Keep taking the Jenkem, Naidoo. You know that stuff is the shit!

author: Yago
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 27, 2014, 09:04:58 pm
content: A "Naidoo-well?

author: lapm
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 27, 2014, 09:54:53 pm
content: At least it didint claim to run without electricity

author: Jope
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 27, 2014, 10:27:49 pm
content: A great book about this kind of pseudoscience and pseudoengineering is Robert L. Park'sVoodoo Science: The Road from Foolishness to Fraud.

author: Corporate666
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 28, 2014, 02:33:30 am
content: There must be something wrong in the minds of the perpetual motion folks... I put it in the same category is audiophoolery, conspiracy theories, illuminati and new-world-order types and homeopathy. I am really fascinated by the psychology of it all.Anyway..In college I had an acquaintance who would occasionally refer to his super-secret inventions that were going to change the world. One night we got drunk and he showed me his prized invention...it's hard to describe, but you Bernoulli's principles show that faster volume = less pressure, and a famous experiment for this is in the pic below.Well, this guy's idea was to take a U shaped piece of tubing where one "leg" of the U was smaller diameter than the other... so the water heights would be unequal. Then put a small pipe between the two levels with a waterwheel in it... the fluid would circulate perpetually and generate power.I tried to tell him this would only work if there was more pressure one side of the tube than the other, but he insisted that gravity would cause a higher force on the larger mass of water causing the water to rise higher in the small end of the tube, allowing perpetual flow.The sad thing is we were both at a top shelf university in the engineering program.

author: TerraHertz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 07, 2014, 03:05:37 am
content: Quote from: kolbep on November 27, 2014, 06:21:55 pmHmmm... photo resolution is poor, but that box with the gauge is labeled 'something something INVERTER'.And the thing behind it is a small lead acid battery.I wonder if the poor fellow is being severely misquoted by whoever wrote the article?

author: amyk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 07, 2014, 05:44:14 am
content: Quote from: TerraHertz on December 07, 2014, 03:05:37 amIt's one of these.It says "12V DC to 220V AC INVERTER".