----------------------------
news:042dadc1-0e99-4830-9267-397e31a34802@a1g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
>> Can use valves or without valves. On one side (right) a huge weight
>> sits, on the other the pressure moves liquid up. The side with the
>> large weight can only come down if the weight on the other side was
>> squeezed up. Can you imagine this working:
>>
>> http://www.geocities.com/gmbajszar/perp359.JPG
>
> test
--------
No.
The total mass of water raised in a cycle is the same as the total mass
going down. Add in losses and the energy needed to raise water is greater
than that produced by the water going down. So, without an exterior energy
source, it will stop.
Don Kelly dhky@shawcross.ca
remove the X to answer