Mercury Motor

Current flowing in mercury in a magnetic field caused it to flow in a circular pattern as the magnetic field generated by current flow interacts with the permanent magnet seen on the right. Last portion of video shows effect of reversing the current flow, causing opposite rotation.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• mercury
• motor
• current
• electric
• magnet

[krouviere]

All of these comments are interesting to read :)

[krouviere]

@predvceerom - It's pretty silent.

[capricechild92]

What if you spin the magnet, say as a controled gyro, within the mercury, can u control the angular momentum of spin?

[krouviere]

@capricechild92 I'm not sure about that, but it's an interesting idea.

[krouviere]

Dexxxter7780 - I think "technically" it meets the definition of a motor, converting electrical energy into mechanical motion in the fluid, although I can't say it's a "useful" motor since the mechanical motion can't really be put to use. It's just a fun experiment.

[krouviere]

I'm not sure what practical applications may be. In this case it's just a demonstration on the effect of current flowing through a conductive liquid in a magnetic field. More of a science demonstration than anything else.

[DanaHamelit]

T 1000

[juanrafael1969]

@krouviere you know, the same comments had been made for several former big inventions, as the telephone.

[chevydeo]

Thats so cool.

One of the most important pieces of an antigravity device.

U guys do not fuc_ arround with mercury if you dont know what ur doing, its poisonous.

[ingridnavarro]

@Matt2wild umm touching the thumbnail... phewww * pulls out staples button * that was easy !

[JesusisComingAWAKE]

very cool



[Matt2wild]

how the f did i get here?

[Thundralight]

This is what they used to fly the Vimana's

[abcas1990]

@krouviere it cud be put to use if u like put something like mm .. 3 * 120 degree seperated vertical blades with an axis in the middle ... the blades will pick up the motion and turn the axis..so there's ur motor .. although id wanna know how efficient that will be ..