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perpetual motion machine

hypothetical device capable of producing (mechanical) energy from nothing, alternatively from surrounding heat
Class type of: fictional object, machine Q113129622

Facts

6 properties
Instance of
hypothetical technology
Subclass of
fictional object, machine
Has use
perpetual motion[4]
Described by source
Otto's encyclopedia, Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste[5][6]
Different from
perpetual motion, Perpetuum Mobile, Perpetuum Mobile, Perpetual motion machine[7][8][9]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
concrete/abstract disjunction anomalies[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en perpetual motion machine en perpetuum mobile da evighedsmaskine fi ikiliikkuja id mesin gerak abadi nl denkbeeldig apparaat dat energie opwekt uit het niets ro mașină de mișcare perpetuă ru вечный двигатель sv evighetsmaskin sv perpetuum mobile tr Devridaim makinesi
🔖 Identifiers · 8
GND ID
4173850-0
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Deutsches Museum 6.jpg ↗
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11bc58swsl
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
perpetuum_mobile
Lex ID
evighedsmaskine
Topic's main category
Category:Perpetual motion machines
WikiKids ID
Perpetuum_mobile
YSO ID
206

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🔗 Connections
Different from 2
perpetual motion, Perpetuum Mobile
← Different from 2
perpetual motion, Perpetuum Mobile
Described by source 1
Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste
Has use 1
perpetual motion
Instance of 1
hypothetical technology
Subclass of 1
machine
← Interested in 1
Andreas Schlüter
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Summary

perpetual motion machine is a hypothetical technology[1]. It is a type of fictional object[2] and machine[3].

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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → concrete/abstract disjunction anomalies
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #36807: tag for concrete/abstract disjunction anomaly"
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