Scary Ebay auction - free energy!

[BigBry]

Just saw this article linking to the following ebay auction. Note that it's already been highlighted to the UN's nuclear watchdog!

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07...rgy_generator/

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FREE-ENERGY-PO...QQcmdZViewItem

[TiMeZeRo]

:/ that sounds VERY dodgey

[Jonny]

Hmmm. Produces alot of power, same seller is selling hundreds of geiger counters, and you aren't allowed to open it...

Can you get nuclear power sources that small?!

[Funkstar]

hahahahahahahhahahahahahah... breath....hahahahahahahahahahaha...

free energy! whatever will they think of next!

[htid]

:O and only £143,600.00 buy it now! I'll take 5 please.

[phoney_tech]

count me in for one of those just put it alongside the fusion device and the perpetual energy source

[Stringent]

Requires 13amp plug to operate ...

[MAdMaN]

perpetual energy source

Actually, according to New Scientist magazine there is such a device (I think it was Faraday that created it). It puts out 5 times more energy than it consumes. Unfortunately it's only available to universities for research purposes (i.e. if the politicians put it to use in homes they won't receive kickbacks from the energy companies).

[El Gordo]

Looks nice and compact too. Just the thing for my new Evil Lair! Muwhahahahaha

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=4455060285

[neonplanet40]

Finally something to help power that nuclear bomb making facility ive been hiding over here in ireland...... ooopsss :O

[kasavien]

Actually, according to New Scientist magazine there is such a device (I think it was Faraday that created it). It puts out 5 times more energy than it consumes. Unfortunately it's only available to universities for research purposes (i.e. if the politicians put it to use in homes they won't receive kickbacks from the energy companies).

Is that true, i'm intrigued if it is, do you have a link?

[phoney_tech]

if such a device exists i would be very surprised it would go completely against all the laws of physics as we know it and would have created a much bigger fuss than new scientist.

shame but i dont believe one to be in existence.

nuclear power still the best option we have at the current time though im not sure selling it on ebay to be the best way to go.

[ajbrun]

Actually, according to New Scientist magazine there is such a device (I think it was Faraday that created it). It puts out 5 times more energy than it consumes. Unfortunately it's only available to universities for research purposes (i.e. if the politicians put it to use in homes they won't receive kickbacks from the energy companies).

I'm sure that's impossible. Energy cannot be destroyed or created, so where does all the extra energy come from?

[pr0p4g4nd4]

Does it need a flux capacitor?

[chicken]

if such a device exists i would be very surprised it would go completely against all the laws of physics as we know it and would have created a much bigger fuss than new scientist.

shame but i dont believe one to be in existence.

nuclear power still the best option we have at the current time though im not sure selling it on ebay to be the best way to go.

There have actually been several devices created that all test results suggest create more power than they consume or break the laws of physics as we know it in other ways, what's funny though is how they all disappear very quickly after their invention. I think it's a lot to do with the laws of Politics coming into play here, how many jobs would you lose if there was no more need for the power industry?

[IBM]

DUM DUM DAAAAAAAA

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