SinkScience #03 - Tesla CD Turbine With Magnetic Balls

The Tesla CD Turbine (the little turbine made from recycled CD's and magnets) is used as a magnetic test bed in this SinkScience experiment. Here, six 3/16 inch diameter neodymium ball magnets are placed in a plastic bowl above the CD Turbine, then the action begins.

The Magnetic Disc Pack inside the turbine attracts the balls and creates some interesting spinning patterns as the CD Turbine is revved up using water pressure from the tap. Finally the pattern collapses and the balls unite at the end...well, 5 out of 6 do anyway. One surprisingly goes over the edge...safety glasses everyone!

For more pics, videos and info on how to build this Tesla CD Turbine see my instructables at:
http://www.instructables.com/member/mrfixits/

Visit the Tesla CD Turbine web site:
http://www.cdturbine.com

Mrfixitrick buys magnets at:
http://www.kjmagnetics.com/default.asp?PARTNER=mrfixitrick

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[uniblab1000]

waste of money

[MrfixitRick]

@uniblab1000

I'll give you 100% of your money back.

[FiEctro]

The Cake is a Lie.

[MrfixitRick]

@FiEctro

What "Cake" do you refer to?

[Phacias]

Tesla turbine has magnetic balls! Oh my!

[MrfixitRick]

@Phacias

Tesla needed metal balls to put up with the crap he received a hundred years ago!

[Penksimo]

too many balls involved ,, i don't like it

[minijimi]

Funny delayed reaction at the end...

[turbojeans]

QUE HARAN AHORA LAS PETROLERAS AMIGOS???? YOUTUBE " 2012 GRANDES ACONTECIMIENTOS " QUE LO PASEIS BIEN. POR SUPUESTO SU FUNCIONAMIENTO HA SIDO COMPROBADO. EN MI CORTIJO NO PAGO LUZ. NI NINGUN VECINO. POTENCIA ILIMITADA. FUERZA DE REACCIÓN NEUTRALIZADA EN EL MOVIL PERPETUO. "sencillo mecanismo dador de energia, capaz de iniciar, mantener, incluso realimentar su propio movimiento mediante la neutralizacion parcial de los efectos que la fuerza de reaccion ejerce sobre un vector original"

[csb04d]

@FiEctro LOL didn't expect to see a Portals reference here XD

[flashinmahcash]

imagine what rpm's you could get with a pressure washer...

[Sorenish]

It had a climactic ending. I also liked the plastic cake cover and cd/dvd spindle used for construction.

[sikomaggto]

Nerds!!