Thread:Palidian7/@comment-34687455-20180309234026

Hey, what is up with undoing my edit? So rude.

What I stated is true: it is physically impossible to have a net energy gain in a closed system. You start with seaglide's battery at 50%, swim around, and charge battery to 100%. The closed system (the player, the seaglide, the battery, the charge fins, and all the water around) has a net gain of 50% battery charge. Energy is created.

Think of it this way: if you just have the charge fins attached to the seaglide, make it swim on its own in circles (attach it to a rope or something), and connect a wire to its battery, it will swim indefinetely, generating unlimited, inexhaustible power. This would generate electricity for ever, without needing any fuel or resources.

Charge fins work for other tools because Ryley is using his legs to move through water, so the energy comes from his leg work. For seaglide, the energy comes from the seaglide. Even if Ryley is using legs while using seaglide, the energy generated by his legs has to be greater than the energy used by the seaglide in order for the net energy gain to be zero.

I love Subnautica, and I am in no way trying to find flaws in the game, just pointing out a curious fact how this situation actually can't happen in real life. I am an engineer, and it is a known fact that no fancy technology in the universe can create energy. Even the precursor race had to use geothermal energy to power their bases. This is an interesting fact, and not a helpful hint for the community, so I don't care that much if it gets posted on the page or not, but please do be more considerate in the future before simply erasing people's contributions. 