03 Dec 97 12:45, Chris Shepherd wrote to Joe E. Dodson:
JD>>CS>- It's always the one that you least expect.
JD>>Can't be done. That would be the magic machine (perpetual otion).
CS>Why couldn't you do it in space? There's no gravity in space, so once you 
CS>put something in motion it won't stop unless it hits something. I'm sure 
CS>there's a practical application there somewhere. And by the way, Nikola 
CS>Tesla was said to have made one, but never kept the blueprints around for 
CS>some reason or another.
There is micro-gravity in space, and there is still friction.
Tesla is supposed to have invented a machine that tapped the earth magnetic 
field to extract power. To my knowledge that is a rumor that started AFTER 
his death.
-Joe
jdodson@smart1.net
jdodson@freewwweb.com
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