Well, I never had $ involved with HPIL. Just here for entertainment value with such an obvious pathetic scam. Perpetual-motion schemes are just too funny.
Reminds me of SWET, a magical power generator scam that lasted a little while. They had a lame cartoon of their fake power system. Like HPIL & Apogees fake stuff.
Most people gambling on these scam understand the risks, but there are often noobs who believe the nonsense and are surprised when they lose $ on a great "story".