Planet orbit simulator

[giacomoangileri]

forse un buco nero

[YeeYIpWai]

how did you do the planet simulator like that?

[ZpeedTube]

Try to follow one ball. You get a bit dizzy! :D

[lucas66568]

after the balls entered then where they go?

do they disappear?

[ez2animate]

I dont get what this is showing.

[jtackman]

@ez2animate it's an orbit simulation, the plane of wood simulates the gravity well of a body, the balls dropped simulate bodies orbiting around the central one, if you give one enough speed it will escape the gravity well ( as happened ;) ) but if it has just the right speed ( and no friction it will circle forever ). More likely as can be seen is that the speed deteriorates and the orbits decay into the middle of the gravity well (colliding with the body there)

[ez2animate]

@jtackman Ok that's what I thought. Very plain though.

[rimtoss83]

they have these at malls and stores so u can donate change to some organization love them

[AsianLuigi]

That's what happens when a planet goes in a black hole.....

[djdede]

Great !.

This also works, in a bigger version, with coins ;)

Very nice effect.

Saw this at a museum for donation purposes ;)

[lucas66568]

@djdede me too

[FiEctro]

OH MY BALLS!!

[qwerasdf122]

I will do what you say master...

[discoguru]

I have no idea what this implies .. =/

[ModernPiano2]

can i buy your work

[NinjaAssassin336]

so if they leveled those "vortex" water slides......

[kounenesxt250t]

invention of greeks before thousand of years

[chattycheese123]

r those pachikino balls????

[leon0862]

so all the planets are gonna get sucked to the center of the universe?

[Grayhams11]

you should be a youtube partner

[highmountain0]

try using different sized balls

[Stijning]

it's a black hole!

[ParanoidTofu]

Soo, this means Earth will orbit into the Sun in the future?

[RectalSpoonNinja]

@ParanoidTofu No, because there's a lot of friction in the model, which doesn't really affect the earth as it moves around the sun.

[blanknot]

@RectalSpoonNinja You're absolutely right about the lack of friction, but a little bit of friction does still exist. This causes the sun's gravity to have a less dramatic affect than what is shown in the video, but the affect still exists, so the meeting is still arranged.

[blanknot]

@ParanoidTofu Yep. Believe it or not, all the planets in our soler system are slowly moving closer and closer to the sun (just as shown) and will some day be swallowed up. Likewise, our soler system is also moving closer and closer to the center of the universe and will some day be swallowed up by the black hole that lies there. Aint gravity a bitch?

[ArienDragon]

@blanknot Actually whether the planets are "swallowed up" depends on the individual planet's velocity. Some are low enough that yes, they will spiral into the sun eventually. Others are high enough that they may not. Our own moon's velocity is high enough that it will leave the earth's orbit one day. Also, our sun is not of enough mass to condense into a black hole. It will eventually become a white dwarf and then cool to a black dwarf.

[jtackman]

@blanknot center of the milky way maybe? And cosmic expansion has this nasty side effect that right now it looks like there's not enough mass in the universe to cause a "big crunch" at the end of it all, instead we're gonna go out in a really really long whimper as the suns slowly die out and finally the black holes evaporate, finally proton decay annihilating the last matter in the universe. All that will be left is the background radiation in accordance with the preservation of energy law :)

[imaginarycupcake123]

you are a very good camera man:)

[L00NGB00W]

Nice. =)

If you put a fine polish on the surface of your vortex thing, you could extend the length of the ball's orbits.

[Articunoboy12]

nice.

[DRAWDE8999]

So, all the planets would go towards the Sun is what your telling us

[TheDeliriousWaffle]

you must be SMART!!!!!!!!!! HOW DID YOU MAKE ALL THAT!!!!!!!!! I so want one, do you sell them?

[chapchapman]

some say this is monotonous but i enjoy watching this very much :)

[ertyqwer]

more like a black hole simulator :p

[upbeatanime]

how long does this shit take you to build, if you are that skilled get a GF and give her a boob massage. after all it it apparent you are good working with your hands.

[Sealy1986]

what the hell the last one was going all over the place lol.

[princesspeach444]

denha,did you carve it by yourself?

[atb1248]

would be interesting with magnteic balls that attract each other, or that rettract the center but not too much.

[chortleslug]

sounds like ur crunching on chips

[Growf911]

how did you plane such a small piece of wood so precisely?

[denha]

I used the lathe in the work place.

[Growf911]

It is very nicely done. I admire your neatness and organization.

[SimplePocketDrummer]

you are extremely skilled in this area.

i cant imagine the patience required for doing this!

well done

[musingmumbler]

Ha ha, you must have to be careful not to trip by your desk, with so many ball bearings around.

[DarthBenjyMan]

The last one was Awesome! :3

[ZirixZero]

He no use gloss.

[skiddlecrumms]

just like in the mall :)

[levin00]

So cool this is like the thing where you roll the penny down the chute in the science museum and then it go's around and around.

[xyanide1986]

Shit I used to love those things as a kid.

[roxorz34]

Would be cool if the mouth was a little wider (ive seen a lifesize version of it, was really cool watching it)

[denha]

I also saw in the science museum as a child.

[hulkster0555]

this is very cool.

I would like to be able to make it.

[0815521576]

@roxorz34 seconded