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Why can’t a real machine ever have 100% efficiency
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Why can’t a real machine ever have 100% efficiency

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Almost all machines require energy to offset the effects of gravity, friction, and air/wind resistance. Thus, no machine can continually operate at 100 percent efficiency.

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