Water forms floating 'bridge'

[Omega_0]

An interesting discovery has been made:

When water in two beakers is exposed to a high voltage, a floating water bridge forms between the beakers.

http://www.physorg.com/news110191847.html

Now the question is, how can this be used to get free energy?

Imo, triple distilled water should take very little current at high voltages (0.5 mA at 15KV here). If you can get back this much power by making the water fall and turn a small turbine, you have a PMM.

[shruggedatlas]

An interesting discovery has been made:

When water in two beakers is exposed to a high voltage, a floating water bridge forms between the beakers.

http://www.physorg.com/news110191847.html

Now the question is, how can this be used to get free energy?

Imo, triple distilled water should take very little current at high voltages (0.5 mA at 15KV here). If you can get back this much power by making the water fall and turn a small turbine, you have a PMM.

According to the article, water is actually transported from one beaker to another.  So, in addition to producing the current, a PM device would also need to replace the transported water.

[Omega_0]

According to the article, water is actually transported from one beaker to another.  So, in addition to producing the current, a PM device would also need to replace the transported water.

The idea is to break the current and make the water fall before it reaches the other beaker.
If we catch the falling water just above the surface level, we can return the water back into the beaker.

Anyway, if the water actually flows from one beaker to another(anode to cathode lets say), this gives me another idea. You can place the water wheel in the path of water flowing while hovering in air. Just reverse the polarity to get the water flow back into the beaker. This will also reverse the waterwheel but this should not be a problem.

[hansvonlieven]

G'day all.

You still have to have the water level higher than the waterwheel. THAT is the trick. As to using electricity to get it to spill over the rim, wouldn't it be easier to punch a hole? :-)

Hans von Lieven

[HopeForHumanity]

How much actual watts is required? You can produce trillions of volts, but only at 0.0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001 amps. There are devices which disbalance the watts, so intense voltage, but only ultra small amperage occurs. If this only requires voltage, who knows the potential.