A Machine to Die For : The Quest For Free Energy (2003)
A Machine to Die For : The Quest For Free Energy (2003)
HDTV | 720x400 | AVI/XviD @ 1723 Kbps | 54mn | Audio: English MP3 160 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: None | 744 MB
Genre: Documentary
HDTV | 720x400 | AVI/XviD @ 1723 Kbps | 54mn | Audio: English MP3 160 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: None | 744 MB
Genre: Documentary
A Machine to Die For is about the search for 'perpetual motion' and 'free energy'. Conventional science claims this is impossible, yet generations of inventors have been mesmerised by the promise of an engine that powers itself. The world's reliance on diminishing fossil fuel resources and the associated problems of pollution serve to spur them on. A Machine to Die For showcases a number of dedicated, sometimes eccentric, and always obsessive individuals who have devoted their lives to this quest.
The documentary could be used as a resource when studying motion and simple machines in secondary science and physics. It could also serve as a springboard for discussions about inventors and inventions and the history of scientific endeavours. It would be suitable for teachers of middle to senior secondary students in Science (Physical Sciences), History and Materials Technology.
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Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
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Format version : Version 1
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Bit rate mode : Constant
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Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
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Stream size : 62.9 MiB (8%)
Alignment : Aligned on interleaves
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A Machine to Die For : The Quest For Free Energy (2003)
A Machine to Die For : The Quest For Free Energy (2003)
