First Law: You can't win. Second Law: You can't break even. Third Law: You can't opt out. So far, anyone who has claimed to break one of those laws is either

First Law: You can't win. Second Law: You can't break even. Third Law: You can't opt out. So far, anyone who has claimed to break one of those laws is either missing some experimental error source, or is trying to sell something without the slightest bit of valid scientific proof as to their claims... If someone actually had a working "free energy" device of some sort, I'd reasonably assume them to make Elon Musk and Bill Gates look like paupers, not be working in their garage making YouTube videos long on hype and short on details.