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The leading theory is that underground soil may contain perpetual motion machines, composed of molecular-scale screw pumps and water wheels. As every dwarven engineer knows, a perpetual motion machine must be given water to start up, after which, it will run indefinitely without any extra water required. Molecular-scale screw pumps and water wheels would, similarly, not provide energy until they become muddied, and, similarly, would remain functional indefinitely. The concept of things smaller than a [[monarch butterfly]], however, has led to enormous controversy. Although, obviously, it would be hard to see something smaller than a butterfly, it should be possible to show that it exists because, just like butterflies, it would sometimes get stuck in doors and prevent them from closing. So far, there is no evidence that doors have been held stuck by imperceptibly tiny objects, so the theory remains unsubstantiated.
 
The leading theory is that underground soil may contain perpetual motion machines, composed of molecular-scale screw pumps and water wheels. As every dwarven engineer knows, a perpetual motion machine must be given water to start up, after which, it will run indefinitely without any extra water required. Molecular-scale screw pumps and water wheels would, similarly, not provide energy until they become muddied, and, similarly, would remain functional indefinitely. The concept of things smaller than a [[monarch butterfly]], however, has led to enormous controversy. Although, obviously, it would be hard to see something smaller than a butterfly, it should be possible to show that it exists because, just like butterflies, it would sometimes get stuck in doors and prevent them from closing. So far, there is no evidence that doors have been held stuck by imperceptibly tiny objects, so the theory remains unsubstantiated.
 
Alternative theorists have proposed that energy is initially harvested from magma by vermin in the magma sea, and it steadily rises through biological interactions between other vermin, cavern inhabitants, and cave moss. While it is well-documented that vermin reside pretty much everywhere, this theory implies that it should be possible for a dwarf to subsist off of a diet consisting solely of vermin fresh from the [[magma sea]]. <strike>Un</strike>fortunately, all attempts to test this theory have been <strike>disastrous</strike> [[fun]] for the test subjects, leading one to conclude this theory is even more foolish than the first.
 
  
 
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