Adam Savage Reviews a "Perpetual Motion" Machine!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 พ.ย. 2023
- Adam unboxes a "perpetual motion" machine simulator after watching this device featured on @SteveMould's channel, and delights in the elegance of its design. Of course, this machine actually runs on batteries, but it cleverly hides its method of operation and produces a very satisfying motion loop! Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
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Steve Mould's explanation of how this machine works: • You can't hide the bat...
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This Perpetual Machine Simulator: www.etsy.com/listing/1253569674/perpetual-machine-simulator-perpetual
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Adam, you might consider keeping all your batteries in a ventilated metal box, away from any wood.
I do that with all my r/c aircraft batteries, and now with all batteries. Would suck to burn down my house, or your shop.
Maybe being paranoid, but better safe than sorry.
Dang, I was hoping to see Virginia again. She was awesome.
The fact that you couldn't get your perpetual motion machine working because you didn't have a battery is perfectly hilarious
Yeah, but technically, they don't claim that it is a perpetual motion machine. It's called a perpetual motion machine *_simulator._*
Big fan of Steve. A proper collab with Adam would be amazing
We agree!
@@tested Hand made? I bet the wigahs get to use machines for most of it!
his 2d visualizations are awesome. love Steve.
Adam liking Steve is not surprising, but I bet after seeing this Steve will feel like he was just given an award.
The "Tested Approved" award or perhaps a "Savage Approval" award? I favor the latter.
@@Chris-ut6eqOr, "Savagely Approved"?
I love this gadget because the motion of the ball is so fluid you don't really question the fact that under normal physics the ball would never fly back up that far (as Adam demonstrates when it's not on).
Nothing is more satisfying when design and engineering come together in simplicity
In this house we obey the laws of thermodynamics!
I love how Adam's hair is matching his enthusiasm today 😂
Finally we found Doc Brown in real life 👶
Adam is someone who is capable of absolutely _rockin'_ a Doc Brown!
thats heavy
Adam & Morty!
"Oh geez rick!"
Rumor has it that Doc Brown traveled back from the future rocking the Adam Savage...
Great Scott
I wonder what the overlap between Adam Savage and Tom Clarke is.
I love how organic Adam's videos are. They just make me smile from the beginning to end.
Thanks so much - we appreciate the comment.
Unfortunately my son has had the privilege of staying in several children's hospitals and each one had a complex perpetual motion machine. One was 2 stories tall. It always amazed me that no matter how many times I watched it I would find another little surprise. Thanks for allowing us to appreciate this machine even at its simplest form.
At 5:47 - In software development we call that "rubber duck debugging". You have a rubber duck handy, and when you have a problem you explain it to the duck and more often than not, you get the answer you need 🙂
Am software engineer. Can confirm.
Also, in some places they talk to a cardboard dog instead. Might be a UK thing?
Technically, you don't actually need the duck or the dog. Just imagine one and talk to it. Don't worry, the other engineers know what you're doing.
I'm going to give that a try, it's got to be easier than just talking to myself after all these years.
@@michaeloconnor7849 Indeed, talking to _yourself_ is the problem the duck and dog are solving, because you're talking to someone _very_ intimately aware of all of the things you _think_ you know, so you can gloss over them when muttering to yourself.
The goal is to talk to someone who is utterly _unaware_ of any details, to force yourself to explain all of those details you _think_ you already know quite well, which in turn often reveals what you didn't realize you were glossing over, assuming, or hadn't actually considered.
_______
Side note: This is also how we fall into the "that sounded better in my head" trap.
That is a thing of beauty. Absolute piece of art just from the way it's constructed. And it's very meditative as well.
Absolutely! The wood grain is just stunning! They could have produced this with a plastic base, but took the time to make it a pleasure for the eyes as well as wonderful parlor trick.
I am glad we could help you come to the conclusion that a THIRD battery draw will resolve your organizational needs. Happy Thanksgiving
It still amazes me how a single video on youtube can make a small shop blow up in popularity. I never would've heard of this product had it not been for Steve Mould's video. I probably wont pick one up myself, but it's still a need item for a desk
When the power is on you can hear the ball bearing (or "bearing ball" if you're The Hydraulic Press guy) accelerating as it rides the rail. And Steve's channel is a lot of fun. Not surprised you're a fan.
The design is absolutely fantastic and you described it so well. It's minimalistic nature lends itself to the focus of the piece.
Steve Mould is such a great Science communicator.
Half of his stuff is just silly small things - but from time to time he goes FAR deeper than i would have expected and he just explains quantum mechanical oddities and what not (just to explain something seemingly simple).
And suddenly you realize that he has a masters degree in physics and didn't forget it all.
I Love it whenever a experimental mechanical concept is built physically! One of my favorite things to see is peoples proof of concepts for engineering projects and things modeled in Cad.
His really brief Steve impression is so on point XD
The real trick of a perpetual motion machine is where you hide the batteries and the motor.
It usually gets hidden in the butt so nobody can see it
Haha you've watched these kinds of videos before ;) clever
@dreadbull5039 first off: If it WERE original. If you’re going to insult someone on thanksgiving, do it properly.
Second off, you… you seem to have discovered the concept of a “meme”
Where people reference memories/ideas that have been referenced before!
Welcome to the Internet (which is for porn) (and both of those are also references and therefore memes)
-Abraham Lincoln (probably), 1997
@@stevenpetrillo9527 You win. Comment deleted. Well played
It might be more interesting if it was solar.
I don't know why, but it's so satisfying to watch that marble go and jump around. There are two satisfying things:
1. The circling into the hole
2. The perfect jump and landing and catch
Reminds me of a launch coaster, starts off slow, gives a kick on the way out. Cool toy.
I'm really happy Adam put into words the thing I was thinking about this machine! Its design is to the point in the best of ways. Also, seeing Adam support other makers whose work he appreciates never gets old!
What a fun toy! It makes some really satisfying sounds.
This product has gotten the best advertising over the years of people disproving it
I love this one because there’s no physical contact for propulsion. With a motor and hub it becomes more obvious.
Brother your an awesome example of a person. Keep it up
Happy Thanksgiving Doc Brown, I mean Adam. You're awesome, and I draw so much from your content (inspiration as well as technical know how).
I could watch the ball looping around a whole day 😊
I love Adam's face the first two times the ball cycles lol
the second face is gold!
Unpacking 'perpetual motion' machine and needs to stop to source a battery :-) Perfect.
Hey Adam, big fan of yours...great to see your doing well...
Wow, what a beautiful little machine! Happy Thanksgiving Adam!
Love the brief appearance of the Way-Yu hat!!!!
Sorry Adam but I love your messy its the perfect mad scientist look and it 100% suits you!
Another fantastic video from Tested, while that isn't perpetual motion it such a beautiful work of art and something super fun to have on ones desk.
It's funny that this shows up in my recommended videos as I just yeasterday came across a video of a cat mesmerized by the metal ball moving in this contraption
my friend found a similar designed machine in a local book farm ! someone decided they were done with it and left it for another person to enjoy ! love this thing
Or maybe they died
HHO generators are still being sold as mileage improvers, your show on them was pretty good, they are a first cousin to perpetual motion.
Love Steve Mould!!!
Some machines are beautiful. This one is.
When I was a kid, some 60 years ago, there was a table at the local science center shaped like the funnel part of this. You would set a ball on a track which would start it spinning around the funnel, and they took quite a while to drop out of the bottom. I believe it was to demonstrate the principal of orbits.
Those are such fun!
These days I often see them incorporated into donations for various causes, with the idea that you roll a coin on-edge to get the motion, and thus the coin becomes the donation.
Wow that’s fantastic
🤣 Yes, Adam, batteries go under _"BATTERIES."_ 🤣🤣
Brilliant 👏👏
I first saw this on Steve Mould's channel, so when I saw the preview I just thought "oh, Adam's got one of those too, I bet he loves it!"
The mechanism of that reminds me of Adam's description of the store window display he talked about in his amazing speech on failure. I wonder if seeing things like this ticks off a little voice saying, "maybe something like this would have worked in that situation".
The hair feels like a combo of Doc and James Gunn.
Loved the video!
Steve Mould makes amazing content!
Happy Thanksgiving, Adam! 🦃
really cool device. I saw someone made a clear-shell one too
The thing with this that makes it so good… is that it just looks like a block of wood and a bit of wire.
I've wanted to get one ever since I first heard about them.
7:13 The face that is the definition of a perfect blend of smugness and joy!! 😂😊
Great Scott!!!
The channel inception continues: Adam points to Steve Mould. Steve reference Technology Connections.
Love from Zambia 🇿🇲
As Adam communicated what makes this design so effective is its simplicity. It's a lot like a traditional magic trick, distraction and redirection are crucial components of any illusion but while a big stage performance will employ pyrotechnics, beautiful stage hands, live animals, etc to keep your attention often the most *effective* magic tricks are ones where the performance is up close and intimate and the performer is able to hide the gaff or move in plain sight right before your eyes, the simplicity and lack of superfluous elements making the motivation of tricking you less obvious and the illusion of magic that much more believable
Pretty Good!
I look a little manic today
Adam you've been looking manic for so many years
the metal track is kinda shaped like the golden ratio. they're a bit horizontally squished, but it's a cool detail
Steve's video is great (as they all are) and he has references to Technology Connections, which are also fantastic videos.
Doc Brown Savage , brilliant video .
Best intro ever 😂 I love this dudes mind
Big fan of your works Adam, been watching you since the earliest MYTHBUSTERS, so happy your still at it mate. great video as usual.
amazing
That French Curve of the shoot has a inherent beauty to it.
Steve Mould is awesome.
Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
These are cool and fun lol. You should do a build where you make your own. That be dope!
Absolutely beautiful device even when it's not doing anything. When it's doing something it becomes an absolutely magical device
The key to perpetual motion is "coincidence of opposites". Just like gravitational potential, vector potential can generate infinite amounts of energy
I feel your battery pain. Our shop is the result of 50 collective years of “Yeah we can try building/fixing/making that for you” agglomeration of trades, while being the support facility for as many off-site projects from road building to wastewater treatment to… you name it.. So many things in our collection are also “once in 5 years” or “once every 10 year” use items...
What's great about these videos is you see what is banging around in Adam's head in real time.
The design is not finished when there's nothing more to add. The design is finished when there's nothing more to take away.
looking forward to the re-invented battery drawer one-day-build coming up :-)
well, that's about the coolest thing ever.
Cats would love. It'll need to have a clear cover on it, or they'll get the ball. Thank you for sharing this. Have a Happy Holiday 😊😊😊
The white hair suits him so very well ❤ I love it!!
Obsessed with Perpetual Motion machines....the combination of psychology and physics is my happy place.
I met Steve Mould years ago when he was doing a talk at a library while touring the US. What I didn't realize was this talk was demonstrating different science concepts to very small children. So the audience was a room full of young kids, their moms, and me. Steve was super nice and very entertaining.
Steve Mould is one third of the Festival of the Spoken Nerd, along with stand-up mathematician Matt Parker, who has also appeared on here (one day I will make a rhombic dodecahedron infinity box like they did), and geek songstress Helen Arney.
Can't help thinking an Adam Savage/ Spoken Nerd team up would be nerdvana!
steve mould is top tier dudes got great content
THE Kilogram. I have wanted to make myself one of those since high school.
Have you seen those perpetual motion machines that plug in the wall. Miracle of modern science
The giveaway is how rapidly the steel ball is ejected from the bottom of the hole. It is obvious that there is a coil generating a magnetic field in the "landing pad" that accelerates the ball to provide enough kinetic energy to complete the circuit. If the ball were just falling through the hole it would have almost no initial velocity.
this is cool
aw Adam, your hair today reminds me of Doc from the back to the future movies...perfect for a perpetual motion machine. :D
Steve mould love nice!
crazy scientist hair looks good on you Adam 🤣❤
Sold out
I could listen to that sound forever. It’s a beautiful piece. So, when do we get a Savage x Mould episode?
"We'll include a link in the description"
*Actually puts link in description*
Thank you!
I would like to have different color ball bearings. My sense in watching the motion is that sometimes one bearing is greedy and pushes the others out of the way so they can go again, probably because of a newton's cradle effect taking place in the funnel. I want one, lol.
I noticed that when he had 2 balls in the bowl that 1 of those balls fell through the hole 3 times while the other just stayed spinning in the bowl. It appeared the same ball was going to fall through the hole a 4th time but then he drops in a third ball and I lost track. Your suggestion is a great one! I'm going to have to buy one of these and get/make some different colored ball bearings!
Oh no. Jelle’s marble races are going to be even crazier.
The stickers are great. I like very much )
One thing that I really appreciated on Adam’s video on this little device was the noise. On Steve’s video it didn’t sound as loud. While the visual kicks it gives when on are nice, I can’t help but not like the noise.
Adam you are easily amused by some things! I can understand why.
Verbalising a "train of thought" to a question leads us into talking ourselves into the solution.
Interesting thing ❤👍👍👍. The mystery of the perpetual motion machine has been solved))) It's nice to see how Adam glows like an Edison light bulb.
Speaking of motion. I bought a trailer from Facebook marketplace and fixing it while listening to this so I can get myself in motion