Thread: ELI5: Why can't magnets produce perpetual energy?

ELI5: Why can't magnets produce perpetual energy? (by Sparky)

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Sparky (0)

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20-Jan-21 12:30 am

ELI5: Why can't magnets produce perpetual energy?

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