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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

No, because in the end, something needs to keep moving the magnet forward to keep the truck moving forward.

This thought processes is exactly how scammers on YouTube make perpetual motion seem possible, but by definition, the forces always have to cancel out.