[The Duke]

There Ain't No Such Thing As Free Energy

Step outside and feel the warmth of the sun, then come back in and make the claim again.

A conductor breaking a magnetic field generates current - the earth has a magnetic field. Can such a conductor generate enough energy to keep itself in motion?

[freedomlover]

There Ain't No Such Thing As Free Energy

Step outside and feel the warmth of the sun, then come back in and make the claim again.

I think that depends on your definition of "free".

[jeremiah]

Tesla believed that he could tap the electrical field of the Earth for free power. Depending on the storyteller, he may have tested it, or the govt bought the plans and quickly deep-sixed them. It would seem logical that the planet is a generator of power, as it has motion, within a magnetic field, but how to tap it?

[BearCub]

A conductor breaking a magnetic field generates current - the earth has a magnetic field. Can such a conductor generate enough energy to keep itself in motion

Lenz's Law says no. The induced current will oppose the flux change (i.e., the motion). No perpetual motion there.

-bc