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When looking into The Royal Academy of Science, I had read that it stopped accepting the proposals for the perpetual motion machines. This is because they had violated the fundamental laws of physic, more specific the laws of thermodynamics. Following the 18^thcentury, the scientists provided enough experimental evidence to show the machine could not continue to do work without having an external energy source. Proving that energy cannot be created with/from nothing. One of the most know example of the perpetual motion machine would be the overbalanced wheel. The overbalanced wheel is, "where it utilized the fact that weights were not equidistant from its axis of rotation and its effect would take advantage of the imbalance of torque. More mass id kept continually on one side of the axle while there is also greater torque as well and as each weight shifts to a larger radius, there is an impulse which is designed to sustain rotation (Yoon, J. (2017)." However this design goes against the first law of thermodynamics, that is that the energy isn't created. As well as the second law of thermodynamics that is no system is perfect with efficiencies and the energy will be lost as time continues. The Royal Academy helped with deny this to help with the prevention of the investment to make this machine while still making sure the scientists and inventors were still motivated to continue with the design of the machine that follows with the laws of physics.