BUILDING A MARBLE CLOCK THAT SHOWS SECONDS - Pt1.
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It seems that building a marble clock that updates every minute isn't a hard enough challenge so I fell to the trap you all set for me in the comments and I'm now building a marble clock that can update every second!! Yes, bonkers, I know, but I hope this becomes an even more fun build than the last and you all follow along with me. Keep the comments coming as they are music to my ears and will help me improve this monstrous machine.
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I feel there is a strong correlation between marble projects and madness. Based on a sample size of 2 youtubers I love...
both have lost their marbles by now!
Couldn't agree more😂
@@Sejikoi bet they are on the floor! 😂
which 2?
Wintergatan ;-)@@matthijsvandeweerd1415
Now do ms🎉❤
He needs to ham up a pity party for decades so he can get that massive ego fed like city-scale garbage incinerator.
Oh hi Wintergatan! What are you doing here? Did you heard rolling balls here?😄
Ha, my first thought after watching these videos was that I bet Wintergatan was also watching them
Yes, and add some gunpowder to the mechanism 🫠
its going to be the same difficulty as recreating fl studio using your musical marble machinery prowess
Grande.
"I lack the knowledge to stay alive" is a great line...
I think the sentence before is more impressive.
going "full nile red" is such a compliment imho!
Knowing that you don't know is all you need to know.
So was: “This is not a process. It’s a lifestyle choice.”
Someone please buy this poor guy a clock.
lmao
it’s worth it
He literally only needs to look at his wrist..
He already has a clock…
@@user-fn2gd3yq6c no......
Man, when this clock is finished, it needs to be on display somewhere for public viewing; it is fantastic.
Hearing protection recommended
@@scaredyfish*required
I think this would be great in a museum if it can stay running for a long time without too many issues
Imagine if it toured with Wintergatan and just counted the time of the performance
@@scaredyfish
These sorts of displays are almost always placed behind glass or perspex screens to reduce the sound significantly - and also stop curious children from trying to throw M&Ms into it.
8:07 "That's not a process, that's a lifestyle choice."
I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. Bravo.
That is truly the most amazing quote of all time
I knew this comment was coming but nevertheless I nearly choked laughing. 😂
He's made a lifestyle choice, and since he wears protection it's really none of our business what he does with his balls!
There are some smart corners that could be cut for this project.
Firstly, there are 5 marbles that will always stay black or white (chrome) through all digits. The two black marbles in an 8 will always stay black, and three marbles in the right most column; the top, middle, and bottom, will always stay white.
Secondly, not all marbles change from one digit to another, but many marbles stay either white or black. The numbers of changing marbles for each transition are:
0 → 1: 7 marbles
1 → 2: 8 marbels
2 → 3: 2 marbels
3 → 4: 4 marbels
4 → 5: 4 marbels
5 → 6: 1 marbels
6 → 7: 7 marbels
7 → 8: 6 marbels
8 → 9: 1 marbels
9 → 0: 2 marbels
This has an average of 4.2 marbles per transition, instead of 15 marbles for a full update.
You must add the change from 5 to 0 for seconds and minutes. And if you use a 24hours clock it needs the change from 23 to 00
@@NoriTheBlackCat That's a very good point! It turns out that each of these transitions only needs three marbles to change:
2 → 0: 3 marbles
3 → 0: 3 marbles
5 → 0: 3 marbles
@@NoriTheBlackCatOnly the seconds digit has to change once per second. So for the 10 seconds digits you only change 1.5 marbles per second, if you do all of them.
I was about to add a comment in the same vein. Only need to 'update' the marbles that need to change color. Then you can simply have alternating 'white'/'black' marbles in the run behind each pixel. No selection mechanism necessary, marble sorting on the return path gets way easier, etc.
It does mean you need 'per pixel' gates, though you could still use a variation of the mechanical matrix you built already - just drop the selector, since there's only a single run behind each pixel.
I was wondering if you could hold the ball bearings magnetically. I'm thinking one coil beneath each run, staggering them between runs so the magnetic fields don't interact. Might need to play around with the field strength, as holding a ball bearing that's already stationary doesn't take nearly as strong a field as stopping the next marble (and all its friends behind it) once it started rolling.
It this be a case where separating the bearing release mechanism (magnetic) from a two-stage 'airlock'-style gate mechanism which ensures only a single ball bearing would roll forward each time, and only it the position in front was vacant (because it had been released by the electromagnet). It would be easier to draw than to explain in words :) Though on second thoughts, there may be a simiper mechanical way of just letting one marble roll forward if there isn't a marble in front (i.e. stopping the run of marbles behind it from increasing the momentum that needs to be stopped).
I tested the permanent marbles and I've found that yes, the right most column's top, middle and bottom marbles can stay white, but only if the number one goes to the right most column. Otherwise, there are only 3 permanent marbles.
lol that coloring process... The level of sanity this man is willing to sacrifice at his viewers' behest!
I was thinking rather than a blow torch a kiln to heat up a bunch of marbles at once
how can we make the marble clock even louder? ah yes, electromagnetic solenoids and metal balls lol
next you'll be suggesting adding music instruments to play a song on the hour
@@anotherdrummer2But what if the musical instruments were also played by marbles? Perhaps he could have it play by some kind of encoding wheel?
I don't know for sure, but that sounds familiar 😂
Awesome work))))
WHATT?? I don't hear you anymore.
One advantage of the design you discussed around 2:14 is that you could build it without making any sorting mechanism. Just keep the marbles in the same channel and loop them back up to the top. It would effectively work like a flip clock.
Yeah that's lame
@@Aweoe performing extraneous operations is gigalame
@@OwenSkarpnessthis entire project is an extraneous operation, thats the whole point
then you whould have channels in front of the clock defeating the point of the project namely a cool cloock
The programmer's solution to all problems. If you don't have enough time to do something, just 'cache' it.
I can't wait until he realizes he needs way more than one number.
I can’t wait until someone brings up “I need a marble stopwatch to the millisecond
Maybe he can use his hour and minute one and some how incorporate this one next to the minutes so he only needs two numbers
Only one is changing once per second
9 to 10? 19 to 20? etc.@@voncornhole
What are you on about? Obviously when someone asks the time they want to know the single seconds digit and nothing else
"And that's why I shouldn't be trying to do thi- (cut) And that's why we need to find another way..."
Your dedication to making this project work is ridiculous in all the right ways. I love it
Whenever I get fed up and bogged down in a project, I think of Ivan and his inspiring perseverance.
This is the level of procrastination that men achieve when they're supposed to be doing the dishes or taking out the trash.
I love the way you think
"That's impossible to do"
"That's impossible to do THIS way"
It gets crazier and crazier with every episode. Give me more!
I feel like we're watching a slow descent into insanity!
So, I've started painting minis again after many years, and I was feeling discouraged at how long the process can take. Then I found out how long it took Ivan to make black marbles. I'm no longer discouraged and am going to go back to painting, now. Thanks, Ivan, for your .. genius.. madness.. perseverance is probably the right word, honestly. I wish you luck with this, as I know soooo very little about engineering. I'll keep watching, though!
cant you just coat with electrolyte?
If you can control the lip at the end of the final ramp, you could have only marbles in the positions of the digits. Hopefully that idea helps prevent you from having to blacken any more of them!
Also would mean he doesn't have to have a mechanism for sorting the marbles.
@@curiocheerio good point 😎
But then how would they be switched?
@@nnnnnnnnnn5654 Sorry I don't understand the question. We're switching the stopper at the end of the rail. Like have it go up and down.
The gate system behind can simplify down to handle one type of ball and just release all of them each second. Some balls roll off, leaving the ones that make up the digit.
@@NickCombs I also thought of this idea but it kinda feels like cheating. Using blanks as black pixels does not feel in the spirit of the rest of the clock(the hour and minute part). Nevertheless, it is a good idea.
And when I thought the marble clock project is done, this video pops up randomly in my feed. You earned my subscribe 😁
Just when I think my own projects are getting a bit difficult, I come here to be reminded that there are projects out there that are orders of magnitude higher than my own, in terms of insanity-making capacity.
Genuinely floored by this project, and your stubborn determination to see it through.
Engineering the rotary selector would have been pretty easy with solenoids. The neutral position is kept with an spring in both ways. now add a solanoid on the right and one on the left. On activation of one of the solenoids you push the selector to one side which selects the corresponding marble. Now use a spring to bring back the selector to the neutral position and release the marble.
Greetings from a swiss mechanical engineer ☺️
Hi, not a mechanical engineer here but trying to understand solenoids. would 5/3 solenoids work as well? they have 3 output positions, so left, right, and neutral, would that be usable for this application?
16:19 wow this is so satisfying! it feels like a physics simulation, but this is even better because it's done in real life. It's truly beautiful!
I admire your persistence in designing and building these monstrous projects! Keep going, you inspire lots of people.
I LOVE watching these videos. Thank you for showing your thinking, fails, adjustments, and successes. I can't wait to see the next steps!
Thank you so much for making and sharing your journey with the marbles. Utterly fascinating 🙂
Get exited to see his videos pop up. The best parts are the trial and error process and his explanations. Plus he is a great teacher
Every step is a little more amazing than the last. You are brilliant, sir. And your tendency to consider the advice in the comments just adds to the value of your videos! Thank you!
You put so much work into this designing each track multiple times and programming, not to mention coating all the marbles. I appreciate it as it inspires me and keep up the awesome work!
The entertainment value you bring while guiding us through your thought and build process cannot be understated. Thank you for your efforts and creations!
Thanks Mate from Sydney Australia loved your explanation and delivery! Keep it up! Cant wait for the rest of this series and your future challenging projects. Carl
Dude, I’m half way through this and the insane understanding and skill to accomplish all this is top notch! Incredible!
Genuinely an inspiring amount of effort goes into these projects, love watching these updates
The amount of dedication to this clock. I like the process of trial and error.
Honestly, this is a genuine work of art!
This man has grit, I appreciate the level of patience and determination it takes to not give up or rage quit.
I thought it was done BUT YOUR ADDING SECONDS! YOU ABSOLUTE MAD MAN! Mad respect
Well, that's the idea I just told in the Pt4 from the previous clock! You are way ahead of me! lol
Fantastic video. I love the creativity and imagination, combined with the engineering problem solving! Amazing.
You're an absolute chad for even trying, really cool project.
Bro - awesome video, awesome machine, and another slick ad segue. Can't wait for the next installment.
Your dedication to marble clocks is insane!!!
Love it though, have been infatuated by this idea since your first clock video!!
wow the dedication you give this project is insane!
This rapid testing with prints is absolutely my jam, great work
This is sooo much work, I hope you find solution to reduce the time it takes you to maintain, fill and build everything !!
😮😮😮I love the overengineering being done on this channel! 🙂
Nice to see that the track length timer for the marble machine X is coming along nicely :D
I love how you find all those great solutions! Nice video as always Ivan!
Absolutely outstanding. Good luck 🤞
Muy bueno, Iván! Deseando ver la continuación del proyecto...
This is INCREDIBLE! You're amazing!
you are an amazing human ivan. Please keep it up, I am boosting your algo as muhc as possible
I love that the marble clock series is continuing like this! I'm curious to see how you will fit the digits close to one another when the unit is so wide...
I appreciate you documenting your decent into absolute madness
Your outro makesme smile every time. Pure joy
Simply awesome
I'll be honest, this is probably the most interesting and pure channel I watch. I love every second of this, you are a damn genius, I'm in awe.
I'm glad this series is back!
I can't wait to see the next step in this build. I'm hooked.
Love the series, thanks!
unbelievable commitment to a project
You, sir, are a mad genius!
Such a cool project! I appreciate your dedication homie
I love Ivan's Engineering design and testing!
This is madness... I LOVE IT!
This channel is truly beautiful! I love it!
I have an idea for turning the bearings black.
Run them through an abrasive tumbler to remove the chrome, then dip them into blueing fluid.
Every part of this design is so clever!
This is super cool! Great work!
Sooo much work, wow
I cant wait to see this part working alongside the other minutes and hours
I love that this is back!
Haha just have this do this 5 more times and figure out how to conveyer belt the marbles back up to the top again each time. Can’t wait to see how you do it! ❤
an impressive amount of work Ivan
I liked and subscribed just because of your commitment and dedication to excellence... and also because you're informative, entertaining, and a damn good engineer!
Really awesome. First video was amazing and each video you kick it up a notch!
You are such an inspiration
Beautiful
4:04 That is really satisfying to watch 😀
Thanks for sharing your project. I look forward to the sorting mechanism that will separate the black and white marbles. Steel marbles is a good choice. They are uniform size and mass.
Amazing!
A suggestion for coloring the marbles: Baked-on electrostatic powder coating.
A suggestion for the magnet-sticking issue: Brass marbles, if they even exist.
Also, an idea for a future project, now that you are dealing with multiplexing: A marble display using colored marbles.
This is super satisfying to watch
The ending was mesmerizing.
This was my first video here. I saw that cool clock and I just had to click on it. Awesome job you did. I enjoyed watching very much 👍🏼
such a creative solution
Looks great
Dude is just insane, can't wait to see the next video
I appreciate you man!
Very fun! Thanks!
This is a really interesting blend between genius and crazy
So excited for this!
Tus diseños y manera de entender la ingeniería me han llevado a ser líder de Powertrain en mi equipo de Formula Student. Seguro que gracias a ti la Universidad de Exeter llegará a lo más alto de la competición en Silverstone este verano. Grande
Genius!
this is my favorite channel atm
Thanks!
This just keeps getting better
love your craziness, keep up the good work.
This is great! Waiting for the next episode!
I can't wait to see this progress.
bro the time which you invest in this is insane! amazing project!
Dude, you are amazing!