Steorn’s Orbo device exploded — for dissection, not the apocalypse

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With tail held firmly between legs, Steorn really had no choice but to take a less covert and cryptic approach to their public relations. Behold what CEO shyster-Sean McCarthy calls a working device utilizing their Orbo “free infinite energy” technology (read: magnets). The exploded view below the photograph was cobbled together by Steorn forum members and is a best guess as to how the device “works” at this point in time. The stationary part — the stator — is colored green and blue and contains 8 magnets fitted into angled-slots around the central cavity. Within the cavity spins a rotor with an additional 4 magnets evenly distributed around the circumference. Between the two are those dastardly, watch-maker bearings which were to blame for the failed demonstration last week. So yeah, it certainly appears to be just another in a long series of magnetically driven perpetual motion machines debunked by the scientific community for centuries. Still, Steorn employees continue to assert the existence of their magical energy source; they just can’t explain it or prove it exists. You know at this point, their rabid self-deception and cult of believers investors are becoming just a tad creepy don’t you think?

[Via BoingBoing]

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