Wall hanging Rolling Ball Sculpture kinematic art - #59

This is a commissioned 2' X 2' rolling ball sculpture. This marble run has three tracks, and two track splitters. 1 inch glass marbles, and all welded stainless steel. The marbles are lifted with a helical spiral. Sculpture completed Feb 2007

This video shows both of the marble collector tracks going at the same time. One tips with 7 marbles - the other with 8. Because they tip with a different # of marbles, their timing will always be changing relative to each other. Sometimes at the same time, and sometimes all by themselves.

http://mgaulden.blogspot.com/
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http://www.rollingballsculpture.com

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• rolling
• ball
• sculpture
• kinetic
• art
• mechanical
• machine
• marbles
• fracture
• run

[xloserx4xchristx]

Is there any way to make these into perpetual movement machines? Self-reloading?

[motleymdg]

@xloserx4xchristx "For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction" - so due to friction that would be impossible. More specifically, Perpetual Machines are impossible - there is ALWAYS friction.

[somthin4nothin]

It looks like a navy fence

[motleymdg]

a navy fence? that's a totally new comparison.... :The navy must have some complicated fences...!

[NintendogChamp]

I didn't see where the heck ewverything was going I was to amused by the lines everywhere XD but really, WOOOW

*Trys to make one* *Fails and throws out a pipe that looks like a purple elephant* O_o

epic

[motleymdg]

Purple elephants....dood....you should go into balloon animals.

[phillitupp]

I'm gonna make one right now.

Tap tap tap ting ting ting bash bash bash smash smah smah Oh... i broken it darn

[Fluvance]

@motleymdg Nothing's impossible.

[LoneWolfVideography]

I saw 1 pixel....

[minigolfer101]

@motleymdg imagine if one day we would have the tech to make something with no friction.....imagine the possibilities.

[dandymcgee]

@xloserx4xchristx It is possible to get very very close with an extremely crafty application of magnetism.

[ghfreakwierdo123]

@xloserx4xchristx acutally, it might be possible, but it would have to either be in someones inceptational dream, or go around the world.

[poopdog007]

I Would hang this on my wall for sure

[broadcastyoselffool]

Cool.

[cLaX1227]

Dude u should be making some serious gumball machines