Originally Posted By: paul
Kallog

I couldnt read any of the writting sorry.

Open the picture with right-click or download it/etc. It's much bigger than in the forum. I think you got completely the wrong idea.

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still thats cutting it pretty close and you need energy to open and close valves etc.

That's effectively zero, not doing any work.

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but its interesting just not practical.

Practicalities are unimportant. If it works in theory, that's already a breakthrough.

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1 cu/ft of water has a weight of 62.4 lbs
and the empty container has an upward force of 62.4 lbs
if I allow it to rise for 1 foot
it would generate 62.4 ft/lbs

How do you get the container back to the bottom for another cycle? As you said, can't fill it with water. Can't push it down with the bouyancy of another container or that one won't be generating energy.

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you might want to keep it to yourself when at work
because it could cause problems.

I already know my design won't work. I know from applying the law of conservation of energy. I just don't know where the energy is lost, it's not obvious to me.