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Is this true or fake?

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Joseph Newman


He claims that he can get a whole lot more power out of a battery.
Representatives of the Energizer Corporation recommend
the largest load for their 9volt battery is a "TOY", and
they state that even a small toy is a "high, battery-draining device".


Even small toys can quickly deplete such 9volt batteries which are
typically used in low-load applications such as smoke detectors.


No way such a small battery would ever run a 7,500-LB MOTOR. Right?


Wrong.


In the video below, the "Energizer Bunny" battery
not only runs the 7,500-LB Newman motor, but
it keeps right on running it --- not just for a minute, but for an hour!


This technology is proof that the strength of the motor's magnetic field
is dependent upon the VOLTAGE --- NOT the CURRENT!


And during the course of an hour, the batteries don't even heat up!


Conventional technology would say that such is not possible.


Yet, the Newman Energy Machine can accomplish that ... and much more.
In fact, the technology can be used to provide abundant, non-polluting,
inexpensive electromagnetic energy to power the world.


No more fossil-fuel-related pollution.
No more skyrocketing energy costs.
No more global warming caused by the use of hydrocarbon fuels.
No more nuclear reactor wastes.
No more coal-burning power plants.


This technology will provide abundant, inexpensive, non-polluting energy
to power homes, factories, automobiles, ships, planes, appliances ...
in short, the entire world can utilize this revolutionary technology.
Is he talking out of his ass or is he telling the truth? Science is not my forte even though I have interest in it but I leave the comments up to those more knowledgeable than I am.
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Post by Einhander Sn0m4n »

Does it follow the Second Law of Thermodynamics?

Oh, and last I heard he was a total dick to science magazine interviewers. :P
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Any idiot who thinks that the energy content of a battery increases depending on whether you draw voltage or current should not be allowed to publish a website, or operate a vehicle for that matter.
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The stupid makes my soul cry.

The only solution is to drop the battery of an electric car on him. And not a lithium-ion one. I'm talking Nickel-Metal hydride minimum. It's the only way to be sure.
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Post by Imperial Overlord »

This guy is still at it? I remember reading about him in "Voodoo Science". I guess harnassing the wallets of enough suckers provides enough lucre to keep his fraud in motion.
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Joseph Newman is a well known crank.
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Post by Darth Wong »

To be honest, I don't understand how Enigma could take it seriously, even if he doesn't know any science at all. The excerpt he posted had the tone and style of a fucking spam E-mail. The only difference was that they were promising unlimited power from a battery instead of unlimited length for your penis.
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Post by PeZook »

It's telling that he never demonstrated his magic machine to anybody in controlled laboratory conditions monitored by outside specialists.

And, of course, the little thing about it violating thermodynamics. Funny that, I got a C in physics in high school, and I can still spot the bullshit in this. It's just laid on so thick that you can't miss the smell.
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Darth Wong wrote:To be honest, I don't understand how Enigma could take it seriously, even if he doesn't know any science at all. The excerpt he posted had the tone and style of a fucking spam E-mail. The only difference was that they were promising unlimited power from a battery instead of unlimited length for your penis.
I wasn't serious but curious. I first knew about him from an A&E\Discovery program about him. I just wondering if this was legit or not.
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