OT: How does this thing work?

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Heh heh, an origami thing eih? Had me going ........:>(( phil

I vote for hoax, but very nicely done

That link is to The Initiative. Two demerits, Phil.

-- Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed. -- Storm Jameson

Ignoramus9508 fired this volley in news:4I6dnQu-AbPgscLQnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@giganews.com:

I vote for Escher. He's not a hoax.

Duh... this one was so obvious to be silly.

LLoyd

Eureka! The oil shortage ended.

Ignoramus9508 Inscribed thus:

Optical illusion !

Ooohhh maaan, I hope the statistics guy doesn't start tracking demerits now! .... ;>)) phil, the geezer with a cane and a buick...

(Wes, nix the stats on demerits. Anyone with a buick would tally up too many too fast.)

Well, a sword cane or cane defense classes would negate 'em. Gunner recommends these guys:

-- Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed. -- Storm Jameson

The fellow has done other CGI animation. There is no way that I know of that physics allows what he showed...

Thanks Larry... anyone wanna buy a buick? Dirt cheap, now...;>)) phil k.

I'll bet it comes with gently used Firestone tires, too!

-- The more passions and desires one has, the more ways one has of being happy. -- Charlotte-Catherine

Yup, winterforce on all four! But I do have a heavy foot..;>)) phil

Analysis and explanation:

A perpetual motion machine is lossless, like the theoretical stimulation by Keynesian economics.