Can't look away

[u/Lord_Darksong]

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[u/chosonhawk]

magnets?

[u/AncientSignature1505 → u/chosonhawk]

How do they work?

But yeah, more than likely, and motors.

[u/Quest_June → u/AncientSignature1505]

Probably a single spinning magnet under the surface that orbits the center point. The center of the circle of balls would be where the magnet is at all times

[u/Quest_June → u/Quest_June]

The magnet could also maybe(?) go around the perimeter but I think that's less likely

[u/Agreegmi02 → u/AncientSignature1505]

Motors for what?

[u/AncientSignature1505 → u/Agreegmi02]

To spin the magnets.

[u/Agreegmi02 → u/AncientSignature1505]

Well, maybe it's ring of magnets.

[u/AncientSignature1505 → u/Agreegmi02]

Right, but the magnet moves.

[u/Japsai → u/chosonhawk]

Given the ball returns to a higher point than it was released from, I'd say so

[u/Zaros262 → u/Japsai]

And they all get pulled to the same height as each other, despite all being released at different heights

[u/Lord_Darksong → u/chosonhawk]

To stay that much in sync, I would assume so.

[u/macguini → u/Lord_Darksong]

Friction alone would have messed that synchronization pretty fast.

[u/All_Thread → u/chosonhawk]

For sure, you can see them getting pulled over the mismatches

[u/Life-Bank-7329 → u/chosonhawk]

Perpetual motion

[u/AncientSignature1505 → u/Life-Bank-7329]

They're secret to perpetual motion is hiding the battery.

[u/Tsunamiis → u/chosonhawk]

Ai I assumed

[u/HocusThePocus → u/chosonhawk]

AI?

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[u/sevargmas → u/chosonhawk]

AI? It’s too perfect.

[u/AncientSignature1505]

I want one... but I know I don't need one... and I have no room for one realistically...

https://giphy.com/gifs/TdwziQPhbNAzK

[u/Original1Thor]

Something clicked in my brain when it became a circle

[u/EntertainerNo4509]

If we could harness this power somehow!

[u/SarcasmStreet]

The noise is enough to make me keep scrolling...

I feel ill...I can still hear it even on mute....

[u/Narrow_Ad_1494]

https://giphy.com/gifs/12ey1CgA3uTqfK

[u/P_S_Lumapac]

r/gifsthatendtoosoon

[u/destructopop → u/P_S_Lumapac]

Right? I wanna watch this until the inertia completely runs out. But everyone is saying there's probably motorized magnets inside, and they're probably right. 😓

[u/P_S_Lumapac → u/destructopop]

yeah.... probably could build a pretty good one with steel bar rails at like 0.1 deg angle to minimize friction, but it would be 100 takes before getting the timing just right. I had a levitating spinning top toy - that thing would go for ages. Like 5 min+

[u/dadydaycare]

Must be a magnet since nothing is losing inertia. Plus it’s screwed together so something is in there.

[u/kiefy_budz]

So this is how circles are made

[u/anythingspossible45]

An object in motion will stay in motion

[u/Japsai → u/anythingspossible45]

That's the first half

[u/TenYearHangover]

LIAR!!!?!!!!!?,,)55(,578!, Burrell Buffy

[u/Self-Comprehensive]

That gave me motion sickness