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Laugh of the day (or possibly longer)

kwinnkwinn Posts: 8,697
edited 2012-03-26 08:50 in General Discussion
The perpetual motion scammers are at it again. See http://www.hojomotor.com/

Hard to believe anyone swallows this any more but I guess P. T. Barnum was right.

Comments

  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2012-03-25 12:42
    Save your $49.00..

    http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=5402021

    OBC
  • Martin_HMartin_H Posts: 4,051
    edited 2012-03-25 12:46
    I kept hoping this was a joke, but nope they're serious. The video is a case study in high pressure sales tactics.
  • 4x5n4x5n Posts: 745
    edited 2012-03-25 12:52
    Oldbitcollector (Jeff) wrote: »
    Save your $49.00..

    http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=5402021

    OBC

    I hope you're not saying that I wasted my $49!!!
  • MicrocontrolledMicrocontrolled Posts: 2,461
    edited 2012-03-25 13:11
    According to them, "If you have a patent, it MUST work!"
  • 4x5n4x5n Posts: 745
    edited 2012-03-25 13:35
    Microcontrolled wrote: »
    According to them, "If you have a patent, it MUST work!"

    The patents are what convinced me that it had to work!
  • SRLMSRLM Posts: 5,045
    edited 2012-03-25 13:45
    The narration in the video sounds like how some religions justify their beliefs and convince followers...
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2012-03-25 14:26
    HoJo motor = HoAx motor!
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2012-03-25 14:36
    So, then, the guy narrating would be the HoJo Motor Ho?

    -Phil
  • frank freedmanfrank freedman Posts: 1,983
    edited 2012-03-25 14:47
    Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) wrote: »
    So, then, the guy narrating would be the HoJo Motor Ho?

    -Phil

    Yep!!! And sadly, they are saying ho, ho, ho, all the way to the offshore bank acount......

    Just sayin'

    Frank
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2012-03-25 14:48
    'Zackly, PhiPi!
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2012-03-25 14:55
    OMG, according to the patent OBC cited, Howard Johnson lived in Blacksburg, VA. Home of the fighting Hokies and Virginia Tech, my Alma Mater. I hang my head in shame to be associated with this guy.

    But maybe as consolation, I can get some free fried clams at a HoJo's restaurant someday if I show my class ring.
  • bsnutbsnut Posts: 521
    edited 2012-03-25 15:22
    Oldbitcollector (Jeff) wrote: »
    Save your $49.00..

    http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=5402021

    OBC
    Yes, save your money.

    BTW, I have the plans to one similar HOJO motor and I saved my money. I will be happy to post them if you all want to take a look.
  • Dr_AculaDr_Acula Posts: 5,484
    edited 2012-03-25 15:41
    I think it was Nuts & Volts that recently did an article on how to make a perpetual motion machine. It was a lump of rough wood with a couple of nails banged in and a motor attached to the nails. Then they showed you how to split open a piece of wood, hollow out the inside and put in a couple of rechargeable batteries. Cut a bit off the end so the mark where you split it is no longer visible. Then glue it back together. Recharge the batteries through the nails. The guy who wrote the article said even when he told people it was fake he still had people wanting to invest.
  • Martin_HMartin_H Posts: 4,051
    edited 2012-03-25 17:04
    I actually know how to create near perpetual motion. You need about 300,000 Earth masses of hydrogen gas and a second cloud of about 300 Earth masses. You let the gas clouds collapse and their natural rotation will put the second mass in orbit around the first. From here sit back and watch your perpetual motion machine radiate free gravitational energy which last for about ten billion years or so. No longer will you be captive to BIG ENERGY, but they don't want me to tell you this, so I might have to delete this post at any time.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2012-03-25 18:03
    Any site that won't let you leave without several "Are you SURE you want to navigate away from this page" warnings is highly suspect. I wish there was a "pop-up blocker" equivalent that would blocl sites like that entirely.

    Having said that, I am seeking several motivated investors for the REAL DEAL, a perpetual motion machine which has run continuously since 1955 in a secret underground beachfront lab in Arizona...
  • User NameUser Name Posts: 1,451
    edited 2012-03-25 18:08
    'Perpetual' is an odd notion. It seems unnecessarily restrictive. I'll settle for trade winds sweeping up the Ko'olau cliffs. They blew there for aeons before I was born, and will continue to blow for aeons after I depart. Immersed in such abundant free energy (employing a nylon transducer called a speedwing) I'm reminded of Heinlein's "Waldo and Magic Inc."
  • 4x5n4x5n Posts: 745
    edited 2012-03-25 18:10
    bsnut wrote: »
    Yes, save your money.

    BTW, I have the plans to one similar HOJO motor and I saved my money. I will be happy to post them if you all want to take a look.

    I want the plans, I want them, I want them, I want them!!!
  • 4x5n4x5n Posts: 745
    edited 2012-03-25 18:13
    Dr_Acula wrote: »
    I think it was Nuts & Volts that recently did an article on how to make a perpetual motion machine. It was a lump of rough wood with a couple of nails banged in and a motor attached to the nails. Then they showed you how to split open a piece of wood, hollow out the inside and put in a couple of rechargeable batteries. Cut a bit off the end so the mark where you split it is no longer visible. Then glue it back together. Recharge the batteries through the nails. The guy who wrote the article said even when he told people it was fake he still had people wanting to invest.


    But that was only a trick!! The Hojo Motor is real!
  • Mike GMike G Posts: 2,702
    edited 2012-03-25 18:55
    I'm working on a device to harness the untapped potential of farts. The prototype is a little uncomfortable and the gas exchange reeks.

    Maybe if I get a couple of patents...
  • frank freedmanfrank freedman Posts: 1,983
    edited 2012-03-25 19:06
    Mike G wrote: »
    I'm working on a device to harness the untapped potential of farts. The prototype is a little uncomfortable and the gas exchange reeks.

    Maybe if I get a couple of patents...

    Perhaps you should have your peeps call my peeps to discuss the licensing of my odor neutralizing anesthesia eluting o-ring sets. EPA approved and Energy Star compliant. Patent will be pending....... Someday......
  • 4x5n4x5n Posts: 745
    edited 2012-03-25 19:32
    frank freedman wrote: »
    Perhaps you should have your peeps call my peeps to discuss the licensing of my odor neutralizing anesthesia eluting o-ring sets. EPA approved and Energy Star compliant. Patent will be pending....... Someday......

    I want one right now!!!! I don't care how much I have to pay!!!!!
  • Dr_AculaDr_Acula Posts: 5,484
    edited 2012-03-25 20:16
    I'm working on a device to harness the untapped potential of farts. The prototype is a little uncomfortable and the gas exchange reeks.

    I wouldn't be posting that in a public forum. If anyone gets wind of the idea...
  • Mike GMike G Posts: 2,702
    edited 2012-03-25 20:34
    I've got a gas tight "Pull My Finger" clause.
  • bsnutbsnut Posts: 521
    edited 2012-03-26 00:55
    I can say this topic got some what funny.
    Mike G wrote: »
    I've got a gas tight "Pull My Finger" clause.
    Do you have this clause in writing?
  • Mark_TMark_T Posts: 1,981
    edited 2012-03-26 03:43
    Of course we say "perpetual motion" meaning "nonconservation of energy" - every atom in the universe is in perpetual motion, I'm sure you could patent Brownian motion given how freely patents seem to be handed out... Free energy is an alluring idea (though I'd settle for a bargain!).

    There seems to be a tradition of using the seemingly magic behaviour of magnets to sell scams - from water softeners back to the original Mesmer who claimed there was "animal magnetism"...

    So, combining these ideas I shall be considering marketing methane-fueled magnetic suppositories with a whole range of impossible claims including "a cure for gullibility",,,

    (but first a patent search smile.gif

    [edit: damn! They already exist and do cure cancer!!!!]
  • bill190bill190 Posts: 769
    edited 2012-03-26 08:50
    FYI - So far as that web site in the first post above, notice what is missing from that web site. No contact info, no mailing or street address, no phone number, etc.

    Before buying anything from any web site, I look for that basic information first. Wouldn't an established reputable business want you to be able to contact them?
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