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Old December 6th 08, 12:26 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Craig[_2_]
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Default This is hilarious

On Dec 5, 7:32*am, Martin Gregorie
wrote:
On Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:51:18 -0800, wby0nder wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IsaM...eature=related


How about that: perpetual motion resurrected yet again.

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martin@ * | Martin Gregorie
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Yup, they're using compressed air to compress air......


On a more practical bent, oceanographers are using buoyancy gliders
for autonomous recording missions. Not perpetual motion but very
efficient and damn clever.
http://www.apl.washington.edu/projec...r/summary.html
http://www.i-cool.org/?p=197

Craig Funston