8.9: My prototype gets lighter when I turn it on (Strange Machines: Free Energy and Anti-Gravity)
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This article is from the Scientific Skepticism FAQ, by Paul Johnson Paul@treetop.demon.co.uk with numerous contributions by others.
8.9: My prototype gets lighter when I turn it on (Strange Machines: Free Energy and Anti-Gravity)
Weighing something which is vibrating on ordinary scales is a sure way
of getting a wrong answer. The vibration from the machine combines
with "stiction" in the scales to give a false reading. As a result
the weight reductions reported for such machines are always close to
the limits of accuracy of the scales used.
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