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Old 08-25-2006, 15:56 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Friction would cause them to reach a static equilibrium long before the magnets were demagnetized. Even if you suspended them in a frictionless magnetic field, induction would cause them to find an equilibrium pretty quickly.

Dale is right. 2LOT means no perpetual motion machine is possible- even the universe itself will wind down someday.
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