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over-unity (not comparable)

1. (euphemistic) Free-energy; supposedly capable of perpetual motion
   • 1994, David Hatcher Childress, The Free-energy Device Handbook: A Compilation of Patents & Reports, Adventures Unlimited Press, →ISBN, page 90:

     Look for the "over-unity" ratio when calculating energy output versus input as a proof of free energy.

   • 2007, Florentin Smarandache, V. Christianto, Hadron models and related New Energy issues, Infinite Study, →ISBN, page 96:

     The system behaves as an over-unity device producing energy from atomic hydrogen by a repeated dissociation and recombination of hydrogen atoms. MAHG tube contains a vacuum tube filled with hydrogen at 0.1 atm and cooled by water.

   • 2008, Mark P. Silverman, A Universe of Atoms, An Atom in the Universe, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 25:

     "The Potapov device," the experimenters reported ruefully, "did not show any evidence of over-unity performance in our tests. We can find no explanation for the failure of this Potapov device to perform as reported (300% over-unity)."