Invention: Generate Electricity From Thin Air

Quantum Physics has taught us that electrons are not solid objects with a definite location, but are more accurately described as a wave function, or a probability function. Imagine a cloud that slowly dissipates out to infinity. The electron is most likely to be found at the center, but sometimes it can be found very far from the center - it's all a matter of probability.

So, given a box of some nominal size, there is some probability that every electron in the universe will spend some time in that box. The trick is it allow the electrons to manifest inside the box then trap them by some form of "electron containment". Naturally, electrons that are nearby (i.e. immediately outside the box) will have the highest probability of appearing inside the box, but there is potential for every electron in the universe to appear - thus, unlimited energy. It would be important to keep this electron containment true for any electricity leaving the box, so the electrons can be put to work and do not simply recirculate.

Furthermore, the box would likely work best if operated under the tightest vacuum possible, so the electrons to not waste energy ionizing the air inside the box.

Hence, pulling electricity out of thin air.