Mail bag.
We get many emails, and some are gems. Sometimes we can't be certain whether someone is putting us on, as in this letter to Ken Amis, responding to his article Energy Independence: Perpetual Motion is the Way to Go.. We print it here as received, with permission of the sender.
Subject: Entropy Innovations
Dear Mr. Ken Amis!
You are probably the one and only person in the world, who can
understand the seriuos danger of use of free energy and perpetual
motion machines. Something terrible is going on, the mistical machine
has been alredy build in many examples in the whole world!
Let me explain this statement. In the years obout 1900 the state of
science was on the level, which must certainly lead to invention of
the radio. Many inventors, also Marconi and Tesla did it on the base
of Hertz research.
Novadays, the stand of alternative science is leading to the invention
of "free energy" machines. Even my neighbour invented one! This machine
is already in the phase of fine tuning, but it will run, shure, in few
days. A friend of my neighbour, contrariwise, have a running machine
in the cellar! It is his own invention, a very simple construction with
a barrel of water, a rod, some bearings, a piece of styrophoam and two
iron balls. The machine is realy working, it turn itself without any
external force from the neutral position to 15 degrees clockwise.
Obviously the machine is offering a surplus value of power, which can
be used for running generators, cars, trains, toys etc. 15 degrees today,
15 tomorrow, in just 24 dais it will run continously, giving a huge
portion of free energy. Everyone on the earth can purchase a barrel
and some pieces of rusted iron. Free energy will be exploiting in a
mass scale. Unfortunately, free energy is really tax free (for how long?),
but it is limited with earth resurces as any other source. This means
that Earth gravity will become weaker and weaker and will dissapear on
the end completely.
A scarry scenario, isn't it? Mother Earth without gravity... How will
we play golf? Every ball will fly into the infinity! Our fast sport
cars will be catapulted from curves, paperweights on our desks will
give all of this important high society invitations to the wind...
The end of the civilization.
We should strike against irresponsible basement inventors! The government
should tax "free energy" rigorously! This kind of power should be listed
on the stock exchange like any other source. Illegal production should by
sanctioned like growing cannabis sativa.
I hope on your help in the rightfull battle against basement thinkers.
I appologize about bad english. I am so scared because of horrible future
so I can't speak my own language, nor others.
Erutuf Fo. Reidlos, Ics. Rd.
P.S.: The story about my neighbour and his friend is ... regretfully ...
truth. My neighbour was a reasonable man. I'm really confused. I don't
know what to do. Should I shoot him?
Suspecting a put-on, I replied, wondering whether the sender was a friend of mine with a sense of humor. Here's the reply.
Dear Ken Amis!
The letter is not the fault of Mr. ____. My name is _____, Slovenija,
ex Yugoslavia. I have nothing to do with the scene. The tale is truth.
I'am a simple fellow, a workman. You just can't imagine my schock, when
a real "perpetual inventor" grow up in my neigbourhood. He is my old
friend, a reasonable type of guy... this is a nightmare. The latest
news - what sayd the inventor some days ago: "We have some overplus
of energy. But the engine is become so complicated, that we can't find,
what part of it made this overplus..."
For education and fun - I allow you to publish this humorous text or
parts of it anywhere in any form without any credit. Don't publish my
real name and adress, please! The Free energy lobby is strong and
dangerous.
Still remember what sayd the old good Slade: "Mama, we're all crazy now!"
Unfortunatelly, I know that you can't give me any sugestions in my case.
Perpetual motion is a mental sickness, nothing more.
With best regards, your _____.
P.S.: Do you have some new plans for PPM? I'm really curious. My history
teacher in primary school used to say: Limitation of human mind is
unlimited.
P.S. P.S.: Great pages! My favorite! Thak you!
I couldn't make up good stuff like this. Creative talent of this level ought to be credited properly to the author, but this person chooses to remain anonymous.
Every month or so we get requests from someone who wants a copy of Ken Amis' forthcoming book "The Theory and Practical Applications of Perpetual Motion". Some have asked at bookstores and done online searches for it, without success. We have to regretfully inform them that production problems have delayed this book. The original publisher backed out of the deal, and then Ken, always the perfectionist, decided to revise and expand it to include new information from his researches. All that, and Ken's busy speaking schedule, make the publication date still uncertain.
We close with a quote from a colleague who also gets lots of emails from perpetual motion machine inventors. "Many of these folks are actually pretty clever and might really accomplish something if they'd just get some education."
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