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written by Donald Simanek
This site includes a collection of diagrams and pictures of devices, many patented, whose intended operations violate the laws of physics. The site focuses mostly on perpetual motion machines, but also has pages on simply impractical devices or artistic impossibilities. The site is also available in Portugese.
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© 2002 Donald Simanek
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perpetual motion
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Metadata instance created July 17, 2004 by Melanie Carter
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D. Simanek, (2002), WWW Document, (https://lockhaven.edu/~dsimanek/museum/unwork.htm).
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D. Simanek, The Museum of Unworkable Devices (2002), <https://lockhaven.edu/~dsimanek/museum/unwork.htm>.
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Simanek, D. (2002). The Museum of Unworkable Devices. Retrieved October 9, 2024, from https://lockhaven.edu/~dsimanek/museum/unwork.htm
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Simanek, Donald. The Museum of Unworkable Devices. 2002. https://lockhaven.edu/~dsimanek/museum/unwork.htm (accessed 9 October 2024).
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Simanek, Donald. The Museum of Unworkable Devices. 2002. 9 Oct. 2024 <https://lockhaven.edu/~dsimanek/museum/unwork.htm>.
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