Friday, July 28, 2017

Can anyone analyze this perpetual machine that a Norwegian built?


Take a look at this video:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlx2PgESXhs


It shows a machine that a Norwegian artist built. It seemingly keeps going forever. They filmed it over 3 days and it kept going at the same time.


Can someone analyze the energy losses in this machine?


I'm seeing several losses at the moment:



  1. The ball is losing energy due to friction while going around the track.

  2. The pendulums are losing energy due to air friction.



What other sources of energy losses can you notice?




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