The perpetual motion machine depicted in this figure was described
on the pages of the journal "Power" in the beginning of 20th century.
It consists of a well oiled rope hanging on a wheel and passing through
a tube filled with water. The Archimedes force makes the right side of
the rope lighter than the left side and therefore it will move and rotate
the wheel counterclockwise. Or will it?...
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