Largest Floating Stone Sphere in the World

[cfb36]

any idea of the wate pressure it takes to do that?

[skwurlking82]

imagine if that thing broke loose and rolled away.......

85,000 lbs of ironic desctruction

[dotty865]

poor antarctica :(

[meLOVESpuppies]

OMG!!!! ITS DENSITY HAS TO BE LOWER THAT .1 G/ML!!!!!!!!!! O.o HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE IF THE GLOBE OF GRANITE FLOATING IN WATER!!!???!!!!!

[BrettBloomfield1]

@meLOVESpuppies it has to do with water pressure the weight of the stone is almost irrelevant factor in the psi and u can lift almost anything the thing i wanna know is how is the water not shooting out cutting peoples heads off

[Ahuc899]

@BrettBloomfield1 google "Couette Flow"

[iaptus313]

@BrettBloomfield1 I would guess path of least resistance. I made one of these on a much smaller scale with an already existing marble sphere, I made the bowl from a piece of jade. the first couple of attempts, water sprayed out on a 45 degree angle. I had to wet sand the bowl to remove any inconsistencies before the water would behave on the quantum level. the weight to psi ratio also plays a factor when expecting a desired reaction.

[BrettBloomfield1]

@iaptus313 oh ok thanks for the info it makes sense now

[ExuberantlyMorose]

@meLOVESpuppies the water has to be pumped out at sufficient pressure to counteract the weight of the sphere

[thevideo112]

Then the water pump breaks and the sphere crushes the fountain =P

[lumpy195]

Dude.... It's Ozma....

[12319gp]

what would happen if someone tried and stopped it and made it go opposite? .



[iaptus313]

@12319gp It would return to It's original motion. It has to do with which direction the water spout is installed

[Dexxxter7780]

does anyone know where this is? I want to go there :)

[Moczy]

How does someone dislike this? Not saying it's so amazing but what the fuck drives someone to click the dislike button

[MattTrevett]

What causes the rotation?

[penztoy]

aren't hydraulic principles fun?

[existenceisrelative]

Did this cause anyone else to start chanting: "his name was robert paulson"?

[10p6]

It's cool, but looking at its construction I do not believe it to be solid, and I do not think it weighs anything close to 85,000lbs

[HHSbass4]

@10p6 I can't tell if you are serious or just a really bad troll, so I'll go ahead and explain it to you: The sphere is supported by a thin layer of water being pumped up between the bowl that the spere is in and the sphere itself. It is some pretty interesting physics at work.

[10p6]

@HHSbass4 A solid piece of high density granite would weigh 85000 lbs, however that is not a solid piece of granite. On top of that the water pressure required to hold up an 85,000 sphere would cause the water to jet out and not run out like it does on the video!

[HHSbass4]

@10p6 Actually, the water pressure required to keep the ball up is quite low due to the near perfect spherical shape and the fact that the layer of water between the ball and the bowl is only about one to two TENTHS of a millimeter thick. Generally the pumps for these fountains only pump about 10-20 litres per minute. Just google how a floating sphere fountain works.

[derekroolz]

Ah physics, water not being able to be pressurized :) so beautiful

[multiz007]

Magic Kingdom in Florida has one but not as large.

[oi1517]

bzdura, w berlinie tez jest taka przed teatrem

[sonus89]

If borders change, it sucks..

[MucusFelidae]

If I had a hammer....

[guichram]

The music is Age of empire 2- ish :P

[NBOnijmegen]

This can only be achieved if the bowl and the ball are PERFECTLY round. So it is amazing to see

[fins59]

It's not floating - an object can only float if it's mass is less than the mass of the fluid it displaces.

Its just supported by a low friction fluid bearing.

[TheTash1001]

beautiful

[nmkloster]

PSI?

If the sphere is 118" lets say the base is 80". The area is then 40*40*3.14=~5000 square inches to lift 85,000 pounds -> 17 PSI.

That's only slightly more than one atmosphere of pressure extra. It's simplified but I don't think I'm way of.

[magetrix9]

What is the psi of the water under that sphere? Also what would it look like if you turned the water on and removed the sphere?

[Blakey21111]

Super Hydrophobic?

[TheReasonWhyGuy]

I'm curious what force maintains it's rotation...

[GhostofIsraphel]

@TheReasonWhyGuy

Somebody coming along and pushing it every now and then. :P

[speeps84]

@TheReasonWhyGuy inertia

[Rhandahl]

if I ever get rich Ima get myself one of those;D

[dah4x]

i so wanna make it spin the opposite direction

[Germanboy567]

What a shitty place to put it.

[ToTirDeKK]

wow this is great..

it's even slightly tilted like the real earth :P

[MauroSDMF]

Oh, Portugal and Spain are the same country???? --'

[CamperBiffles]

FAKE!!! theres a bunch of chinese kids stuffed underneath it rotating it...

[adeel009]

@CamperBiffles

Yeah, and they are all named Inertia.

[madisonelectronic]

@CamperBiffles No, they are tiny illegal spics. They are greasier.

[nyer070]

Seems like all of these spheres are coming from the same manufacturer is that right?

[dumnor]

Are you sure it is largest? 1.2meters sounds quite small. I am pretty sure I have seen bigger in Finland.

[Deam01337]

@dumnor thats what she said

[dodoslovensko]

how much PSI is the water at??

[1crazyfocker]

@dodoslovensko well with a diameter of 118" that gives it an area of 43743.54", and as a guess the water is pushing up on about 1/10 to 1/8 of the sphere, so thats an area of 4374.354"sq to 5467.9423"sq and at 85,000lbs that = 19.4314 PSI to 15.5451 PSI..... it dont take a lot when you spread the weight over a large area, thats why you can lift a car with an air bag useing only your lungs,

[loserforce1]

EPIC!

[tony74jsy]

amazing

[GOLDiamond79]

watch it fall

[bellendwoot]

Ive seen bigger

[oBL1NDxRAG3o]

I believe the earth is a much larger floating sphere...

[pizzasammy]

@oBL1NDxRAG3o But the Earth is resting on turtles all the way down...

[l00p0get]

@oBL1NDxRAG3o We don't 'float' in space.

[Tiboroun]

@oBL1NDxRAG3o Oblong spheroid.

[RuckasNuckaa]

@oBL1NDxRAG3o BTW the title clearly says, in the world.

[edktrsk]

@oBL1NDxRAG3o

Yea but the earth isn't in the world. It is the world :p

[DotMapFile]

@oBL1NDxRAG3o I believe the Earth is the World and this is the Largest Floating Sphere is on it...

[PAINmedia]

@DotMapFile earth is not the world, it's just a planet...

[homskoult]

@PAINmedia  Is your world on another planet ???

[PAINmedia]

@homskoult the world is EVERYTHING... a planet is something inside the world fucktard...

[homskoult]

@PAINmedia Maybe you should find a dictionary and stop using your public education.

[roadkillrabbit69]

@homskoult According to the New Oxford American Dictionary "world" can refer to the planet Earth, any other planet, the entire universe, a region or group of countries, a period in history, a group of living things, a person's life and activities, etc. So, maybe both of you need a dictionary.

[homskoult]

@roadkillrabbit69 To define ' the world ' out of context is impossible. That is what I was trying to convey to Pain ' in the ass ' media.

[PAINmedia]

@homskoult mhm...yes... I can tell you have no public education...

[PAINmedia]

@homskoult And sadly you pretty much need public education to use a dictionary :P

[homskoult]

@PAINmedia It's sad that your world consists of your mother's basement and cyberspace. However I'm sure you don't see it that way. You stay in the basement because mom brings you hot pockets, or is it mom's hot pocket?

[PAINmedia]

@homskoult Lolwat? random gay reply much?

[cascer1]

@homskoult lolwut

[homskoult]

@cascer1 Lolwut, now we hear from the trolls, from out of town.

[TheLmaonade]

@oBL1NDxRAG3o Im not sure if u can say that earth floats

[supergsx]

How the hell are there religious arguments in the comments here??!

[DaPiNkPlAyA44]

Good now I want one for my castle

[FadesEntertainment]

@DaPiNkPlAyA44 wow copy some one elses comment why dont ya

[SpeedDemon14pwndyou]

is that the one at te tulsa zoo cause that looks identical

[6Bene]

This is absolutly spectacular idea and genital matter :)

[rotjesenmatjes]

Let me guess, dubai?

[analogiest]

I first saw one of these at a park/rest stop on the Autobahn in the state of Thuringen Germany.  I think it's the Teufelstal stop. Cool thing, the memory of which made me look them up....

[smirko]

fake

[bikingforbrie]

Gorgeous! Wish the comments had mentioned where to see this in person.

[riverlifeva]

so how is this made????

[diareah]

BALLSACK

[thepervysailor]

i have a tiny one of these in my room

shits intense

[brofun]

it's all about displacement..right?..if the water being displaced weighs more than the object, then the object will float..if the object weighs more than the water being displaced, it will sink..

[Soulrider2012]

@Soberdwtf Actually, it is floating regardless of the fact that for the moment it's rotating on a vertical axis. It just happens to be floating that way because the water pressure is such that it's being turned that way. You could just as easily walk up to it and force it to spin any other direction. The base it's sitting on is not rotating at all. It is stationary. It is the water pressure that is forcing it to move. It can move in any direction. But good try anyway.

[andrewprofit]

cool

[fishandchipsandpeas1]

i saw one of those in malta recently cool

[Dethaintnice]

the pressure must be insane to have it just float on the water

[TylerMonaco]

to remember the shape of the heart before Nibiru crash

[TheChosenOne1997]

lol get it? in the world

[Soboredwtf]

if it was truly floating it would not be rotating about a vertical axis. but good try.

[garyjackson1946]

@Soboredwtf water pushing it horizontally for global rotation, but can be moved on any axis. Jackson, Waterfountains

[garyjackson1946]

We made that one many years ago. Gary jackson, Waterfountains

[sensibudz]

there is one of these in bookmans in tucson az

[reivenne]

Australia looks kinda wrong, especially the Great Australian Bight.

[peepeevagi]

I declare it one of the top 20 wonders of the world.

[oxon09]

surely it can't weigh 85,000 lb and use a low pressure? I think they're not giving us all the info.

[The45Calibur]

@oxon09 really it just depends on the rocks density plus its smooth surface. Weight is so confused by how something is. Its the density that makes the difference. Mass divided by its volume makes density. If the rocks density is less than water, it will float no matter what.

[CommentClown]

@The45Calibur

Thanks. And that has nothing to do with why this rock is suspended. Hydraulic pressure is what is suspending the rock. Pressure times area equals force. When that force is equal to the rock's weight, it will be in equilibrium (no accelerating up or down).

[killer2611]

thats epic

[matthias2986]

that rock must be very smooth + near perfectly round... along with the bowl beneath it

[wietze10]

in it lol

[XxSuperShadicxX]

I don;t get it? Is it floating in mid-air above the water, or on it?

[ymi2b]

Ugh, it isn't "floating"... the water under it is being pumped up and comes out around the circumference of ball and bowl it sets in... it has little friction because of the pressurized water that it rides upon.

[gregrutz]

Rock does not floot ! There is a lot of high pressure water being pumped from below.

[ymi2b]

no, it's floating, you can ride on top of it to the moon. :=)

[o0o0o0oo0oo0o0o0o]

yep

[davidenespana]

@ymi2b No it's not floating. Floating = Archimedes Principle. (look it up). This is an upside down demonstration of the hovercraft effect, only using water, not air.

[Dirtboy101]

Go hydrolics!!!!

[1jarick1]

we got a fountain with the same prinicpe but our rock weighs about 10 kilogram

[j822bosh]

thank you for the nice video! We have a sphere like this in one of our city parks. But is only about 48 inches in diameter. Looks like it is made of granite.

[j822bosh]

Oh forgot to mention that liquids, including water cannot be compressed, therefore it is easy how this sphere can be support by so little water. Just remove friction and maintain a "film" of water and the sphere will move forever!

[waterfountains]

where do you live, as it may be one of ours you have seen

[j822bosh]

Indianapolis IN the park is Holiday park. It is a lovely greenish sphere. No markings or carvings.

Just shiny smooth granite.

[gregrutz]

There is a lot of high pressure water being pumped from below.

[shumbadumb]

@j822bosh

but eventually the water will wear out. so you have to keep supplying fresh new water from the oceans of ethiopia. ketchup also works for this

[amourdutigre]

@shumbadumb

I prefer mayo and thousand island dressing.

[Radninja88]

@j822bosh Liquids you speak of can be compressed down closer together. Though as hard as it is to believe it is rather difficult for this heavy sphere to do such tasks. And you should be more specific, POLAR substances, like water, are difficult to compress down more closely on the molecular level.

[bboymarcel]

please do you know the name of the song in this video? its beautiful.-)

[roidroid]

it's called "Schnappi Das Kleine Krokodil"

[bboymarcel]

.-) thank you.-)

[kmdental36]

You could even heat the water bellow and find that the expansion of the water will make it so there is less energy needed to create less resistance. Good video. Thanks

[kmdental36]

Hi. Is there a way to automaticly change the way this rotates? Maybe by sectioning off where the water pumps between the ball. Then have water pumps drematically increase or decrease the flow according to which way you would have the globe rotate.  This could be used towards a good energy making device. Any takers?

[ipullstuffapart]

yeah at 0:13 go australia whoooo

[dumbnetworks]

australians are british peasants, just listen how they speak lol :))

[transdrole]

And this, folks, is how you zoom off the road if you drive with bald tires in the rain.

[ipullstuffapart]

aquaplaneing

[KuroTempest]

pssst... its hydroplaning.

[halo3g33k]

man when i get older im guna make a even bigger one!!!!! hell ya for my front yard

[cjsinclair]

they have a smaller but similar one in Niagra Falls Canada.

[rrcambraia]

Unfortunaly its not floating, there is a axis suporting and spining it

[bartomanboy]

It is floating ^^

There is water being pumped up underneath it, you can see the water pooring out on the bottom.

The water is pumped underneath the ball with a high pressure.

If you've seen one, you could notice that you can turn it in all directions, so it's impossible to have an axis spinning it. It's really fun to be able to move such a heavy object!

[pml8]

@bloomingdedalus an answer for a question never asked, positive displacement pump with proper seals, liquid water is incompressible, large surface area of action. Why don't you stick to what you know which is harassing "christians", to see bloomingdadalus get owned go to "The God Delusion Excerpt: Hate Mail" I enjoyed bringing this to you.

[bloomingdedalus]

@pml8 This one is fair enough, I was incorrect here.

[CampKohler]

@bartomanboy if you embedded magnetic pins around the edge (but below the rim of the bowl), you might be able to use pulsed coils in the bowl as a motor to keep it spinning on one axis. Or, if you roughened two concentric strips around it, gentle air pressure squirted against it might do the same thing.

[rampagetv]

no, there isnt. with smaller ones you can move the ball in any direction you want. is is possible with this one but obviously very slow considering the weight.

[themechanic4]

now put a person beside it to see how big it really is

[HallowedHoly]

there we go -- my eye is better than i thought !

is this the one i was speaking about - in the dynamic earth foyer? precisely in the world where it should be; the sudbury igneous complex should be recognized as a world geological heritage site, it being so unique on our planet, with so much more yet to discover.......

i remember spending at least 15 min's with the sphere when i first saw it. remarkable. great post.

[HallowedHoly]

there's 1 just like that in Sudbury, Ontario Canada - at the "Dynamic Earth" center, in the foyer --- Sudbury being the home of Canada's Neutrino Observatory, as well as the oldest 'astrobleme' on the face of the earth approx. 2 billion years old (arguably with South Africa's crater - but South Africa's is an asteroid & Sudbury's has been basically proven to be of comet-origin).

[waterfountains]

That is one of our sculptures in Sudbury that we installed about one year ago. 48" diameter, 6200 lbs for the sphere alone. Gary Jackson

[HallowedHoly]

gary: are you one of the artists involved in its creation or are you involved with the science or mining industry? Exciting moments for the City of Greater Sudbury.........

[JournalOfCN]

@waterfountains it wont be floating, the water dynamics are quite simple. water pushes underneath it to the point its lifted in a constantly even state, and water moves around it, falling down. the spinning begins at the start of each day by someone simply moving it in the direction. the movement of the water pushing up and around, creates a friction-less environment and it works.

[ducksrule56]

Thats pretty heavy.

[captainstinky2]

omg wow o.O

[iStayAnonymous]

85000lb.

Dayyyyyum.

[zaiux]

No doubt

[liamperks]

ok thts the biggest