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->''"And this 'perpetual motion' machine she made today is a joke -- it just keeps going faster and faster."''[[note]]Meaning, based on this description, it is now an incredibly destructive bomb.[[/note]]
-->-- '''Homer Simpson''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E21ThePTADisbands The PTA Disbands]]"

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->"Kid, a perpetual motion machine has one job: ''to not stop!''"

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->"Kid, ->''"Kid, a perpetual motion machine has one job: ''to not stop!''"stop!''"''
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->"These are [[SchizoTech divergent technology]] power sources that operate without requiring fuel, [[NoConservationOfEnergy in violation of thermodynamic laws such as conservation of energy]]. Typical devices are mechanical or electromechanical in nature and involve a complex array of self-moving wheels, rolling balls, spinning disks, magnetic fields, or pressurized gases and liquid, all [[LampshadeHanging somehow managing to generate more power than they consume in operation.]]
-->-- '''[[ExploitedTrope Power Plant,]] PerpetualMotionMachine,''' ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}} [[CoolSpaceship Spaceships]] 7: [[SchizoTech Divergent]] and [[MagiTek Paranormal Tech]]''
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->"Kid, a perpetual motion machine has one job: ''to not stop!''"
-->-- '''College Board Member''', ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''
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->"Advanced understanding of the laws of thermodynamics. Allows you to deliberately overheat a ship's modules in order to push them beyond their intended limit. Also gives you the ability to frown in annoyance whenever you hear someone mention a perpetual motion unit."
-->-- '''Part of the description of the ''Thermodynamics'' skill''', ''VideoGame/EVEOnline''

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