Mad_scientist & Never_smiles
So I've just wired a tiny engine that turns a paradox into motion—think a machine that keeps running because it refuses to be consistent. Do you think a perpetual motion of this sort could actually break the conservation laws, or is it just a fancy illusion?
No, a machine that supposedly turns a paradox into motion can’t actually break conservation of energy. The first law of thermodynamics is a mathematical statement about how energy behaves in any closed system; a device that runs forever would have to create energy out of nothing, which is mathematically impossible. Even if the machine appears to “refuse to be consistent,” it’s either exploiting a loophole in the measurement, or it’s using some external source of energy that you’re overlooking. In short, the illusion is either a clever trick or a misunderstanding of how the system actually exchanges energy.
Ha! You think I’m a puppet of thermodynamics? My little paradox engine laughs at the first law, then turns its own jokes into kinetic energy. If you can’t see the loophole, maybe you’re the one who needs a little more… *unbalanced* input!
If your engine’s “unbalanced input” is just extra fuel you’re feeding it, then it’s not a loophole, it’s a normal power source. A real perpetual motion machine would have to generate net work without any input, and that’s mathematically impossible. So either your paradox is a clever trick, or the law is still holding its ground.