Why is perpetual motion impossible? For example, can’t you just redirect some of the energy produced from a generator into keeping itself running?

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Why is perpetual motion impossible? For example, can’t you just redirect some of the energy produced from a generator into keeping itself running?

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Some heat will always be produced to to friction or air resistance. This small amount of energy given off as heat will take away from the amount of kinetic energy, and little by little it will all be converted into heat.

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