Let me preface again by saying I’m not an engineer or scientist. And what I have proposed seems pretty impossible, at least according to Wikipedia. I have had this idea in my head for some time, and after much consideration, have decided to put it out there.

So to think outside the box, I looked at gravity as an energy source. It’s constant, but unfortunately, only works in one direction. So looking at many theories I devised a solution that would utilize gravity. The trick is to have the properties of such a device change on the fly and without energy consumption. So I will have gravity do all the heavy lifting:

In laymen terms, it is like affixing a dozen bicycle pumps to a turning wheel. These pumps are powered by large weights affected by gravity. The weight of these pumps are affected by the air intake. This results in the pumps being filled with air at the top of the rotation, heavier and influenced by gravity to descend. The pumps in the bottom are lighter, having evacuated all the air - they in turn are easier to push upward in the rotation.

In my best scientific impersonation, I believe this could work if the pistons were extremely efficient at drawing in x number of pounds of air. Also being able to strategically draw in and expel air in such a fashion to assist the rotation would be beneficial.

Ideally, the whole wheel would turn like a bicycle pedal: weight applied and pushed down, and then weight is relaxed allowing the pedal to ease upward. And then the momentum is continuous.

And then this could be used much like a windmill to generate power. However, unlike a windmill, these could be placed almost anywhere. Underground, in garages, on roofs, in basements, in the attic. I’m guessing it would be preferable to have a machine like this enclosed so not to expose it to wind resistance.