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  • I too tried this and concluded that when the string is shorter (2'' or so) it doesn't spin as effectively if the string were longer. I believe that the memory in the twisted stands of string are influencing the movement of the ring. The comment that "olebrugertube" posted about frictionlessly suspending the ring on needles and having no result could be an insight as to why my theory may be correct. Very interesting effect, keep up the work!!

  • The coin rotates in same manner

  • OMG! it works! you just should make sure that your magnets base on piece of metal or more weak magnet, and place it like on the video, not in center. omg...

  • got to try this far away from electrical interferences like from power lines transformers etc... on a small scale like this they'd be enough to cause a major effect

  • tried it and works!!....

    always rotates counter clockwise... i saw of another video of this also counterclockwise... but its not clear on this video though

    tried any other shapes than rings?

  • This does not work and is only an illusion. Regardless of how he has the magnets configured, you will end up with a static magnetic field. When you introduce the ring, it will eventually settle into a static position in alignment with the magnetic field. The movement you are seeing on the video is only the initial movement the ring is making whilst it is trying to find it's position. This initial spinning movement is simply caused by the cotton being twisted in any direction.

  • Is this a "Wilberforce Pendulum" effect? possibly due to tension in a twisted thread? It would be interesting to use a non-twisting tape (scrap cassette tape) to suspend the ring.

  • Try puttint it in something that don't moves. Your hand moves may be doing the spinning

  • The first try do not move, because the magnet works like a compass, and then it is oriented to the north pole of earth, nothing more, the second try the cottton wire is twisted when it is producted and then the ring must untwist the cotton wire when is pulled by the magnet, however nothing more. See you

  • Its the string that unwinds,--thats all.

  • Its an interaction between the string(poly-material) and the magnetic field. I have been exp.heavy with this.

    The ring WONT spin witout a poly string.

    Still very interesting though. Wil evt post video responce

  • This is indeed interesting. The string used is sewing-wire,-for buttons etc,--and is proberly some syntetich poly-material.

    Let me know if you have other results....

    PS: Sorry for long posts,-bad spelling :-) Best reg from Denmark

  • When the spins stops,-due to the winding resistance,-the string has become LONGER than before,--even with the same weight applyed !!,-I would have presummed that the spinning of the wire would have tightned the string.

    Conclusion: What is going on is a inter action between the string,-the magneticfield,-where the string changes its materiel structure,--while producing a increment of flux int the ring ,-making it spin.

  • @olebrugertube The string is streched and unwound by the twisting and pulling... That is all. As for the spin... the slight vibration of his hand is transfered into the ring causing it to shift slightly from side to side. Because it cannot be perfectly balanced this causes it to rotate. If the end of the string he is holding was tied to something solid then it would not spin.

  • I then took a string from the sealing ,-hanging down ,with the ring. I made sure the string wasent spinned in any direktion. I mesured the distance above the table.

    Now relising the ring,-with no magnet,--It spins ! (Just by the earth magnetic field !),--aplying the magnet,--it spins even further.

  • I have been doing some heavy exp. with this principle. I wil eventually post a litle video-response.

    Results: Yes it spins , when performed like showed.

    Then I made the key-ring stand on two nedles,-with almost no fricktion in a magnetic field, it DOSENT spin.

    Conclusion: The string-material has somthing to do with the induced power in the ring. (Mabye the static-eletricyti?)(An proberly why other string material wont do ?)

    .

  • great, how many watts does it generate, can I run my food mixer with it ?

  • I think that, when you have the string loaded with weigth of the magnet and you show it steady, the system has reached its equilibrium so it doesn't rotates anymore, but when you have only the ring (plus some magnetic atracction), the string tends to find the equilibrium point again (different tension this time) and it rotates. Each time you canges the tension over the string, it rotates again to wind or unwind depending on the tension change.

    That's my opinion.

  • Does it spin the other way when you reverse the magnets?

  • Could Someone please explain the type of magnates used?

  • i tried it and could only get it to work with thread. it wouldn't work with wire or braided string, I think what is happening is that the pull on the key ring is forcing the thread to unwind. actually did several tests so I'm pretty sure that's what's happeng. It looked promising at first but when it didn't work with anything besides thread... bummer.

  • this one looks different from the doughnut shaped one, can you explain to me with a little more detail how to set this one up? It looks like 3 cylindrical magnets with a rectangle magnet. Please someone respond so I can try this.

  • Excellent idea, but it looks like it would be hard to get up to a larger scale

  • I have done this before a long time ago. The only reason it works is because of the electrical radiation off of power lines and such (or at least that's what i have read and was told, however, i still do question things) i did it the same way you did except i used a paper clip and the magnets were attached to it instead of right below it.

    Otherwise, very nice. I'll have to experiment with this again. lol.

  • i tried it and i worked. :)

  • brilliant

  • yeah great vid dude,,,keep posting :)

  • I just exchange thses experiences and observations with you in opensource, so let experiment and discover and hoping there are interesting things to discover. I don't know. I don't have answers, i'm just openminded enough to experience and exchange. It is a normal ring. You can do it also with a paperclip.

  • Maybe i'm wrong maybe i'm right, but i believe for myself it is right and it is a very interesting phenomenon worthy to look more close at it and experiment further. I do constructive thinking and you?

  • nice video, if debunkers are so active probably you are on the right track :-) Just a question is the ring magnetic? After reading Sweet VTA documentation I stert to think that almost the same thing (your) can be done mechanically, probably just a matter of resonance

  • this Does work, i have tried it myself with a ordanary key ring ..it doesnt generate that much power but it does work..everyone should try this..its the easiest thing ever... great work yannick!

  • That looks interesting. What material is that ring again?

  • You can do this with almost any magnet and almost any ring like metal ring from with the keys

  • Why do you think it does that? No go over here.

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