Perpetual Motion Machines
1) The perpectual motion machine above was suggested by Robert Boyle.
Explain why this machine cannot be used to, say, turn a wheel.
2) Why will it eventually stop?
3) You have a light bulb with a efficiency of 0.1. It uses 60 J per second.
a) How much energy is used per second to make the bulb shine.
b) How much energy is wasted on heat every second?