Perpetual Motion Machine Comprehension

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What is a Perpetual Motion Machine?

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A hypothetical machine that can work indefinitely without an external energy source.

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Why do Perpetual Motion Machines violate the laws of physics?

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They violate the first and second laws of thermodynamics, which state that energy cannot be created or destroyed and that systems tend to move towards increased entropy.

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What is the first law of thermodynamics?

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another.

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What is the second law of thermodynamics?

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In any energy transfer, there will always be some energy lost as heat, leading to increased entropy.

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What is entropy?

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A measure of disorder or randomness in a system.

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What is the setting of 'The Fabulous Perpetual Motion Machine'?

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A basement rec room.

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What genre does 'The Fabulous Perpetual Motion Machine' belong to?

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Drama.

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What happened when the Perpetual Motion Machine was turned off?

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The lights started to come back on.

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What was wrong with Larry's watch?

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His watch was three hours behind.

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Why did Carlos and Lily think their invention would make them rich?

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They believed it would lead to free power for everyone.