Has Perpetual Motion Finally Been Realized?

Not exactly…

FlyerTalk member theoflyalot asks if a Self Perpetuating Mileage Run is realistic.

The logic presents in that thread is this: “Is this realistic – buy a cheap(~210) flight from the west coast to florida with lots of stop overs. Things invariably go wrong with flights/delays etc. If you have status, with 8 segments you shoudl be able to come up with a few things to complain about.. you can then use these ~200 in vouchers to buy a new flight, starting the whole cycle over again…”

Is a Self Perpetuating Mileage Run realistic and doable?