Hurricane Balls

The 'Hurricane Balls' consist of two ball bearings welded together by passing 800 Amps through them. If you spin the Hurricane Balls on a smooth surface, you can use the plastic pipe to blow at one side of the Hurricane Balls. Not only does this keeps them spinning, you can accelerate them up to incredible speeds. Speeds of 12,000 rpm have been recorded for the Hurricane Balls using a laboratory strobe light.

At home, it is possible to use a tv as a simple stroboscope. Dr Adam Chalcraft writes "I can easily get a speed of 3600 RPM, and more to the point I can easily measure this, by putting the top in front of my (NTSC) TV in a dark room. As it runs down, I can clearly see 60Hz, 30Hz, 20Hz and so on. Of course if you try it in front of a PAL TV (in the UK) you will see 50Hz, 25Hz and so on." Thanks for that, Adam.

Any smooth surface will work for spinning on, but the very best is a concave mirror, e.g. those round, magnifying bathroom mirrors.

Once the Hurricane Balls are spinning, you can then use the coloured LED torches to illuminate them, with different colours at different angles. In a darkened room, the effect is magical!

See http://www.grand-illusions.com/acatal...

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[AppTacularMan232]

He's got balls of steel.



[AndroxineVortex]

Guess what I'm going to throw all over the floor next time I go to a rave? And no, it's not ecstasty.

[Georgeifyable]

Man, even if you're wrong you still sound smarter than me.

[Enul Solaris]

Very nice now apply to heat induction coil theory - hurricane balls create oscillating fields which would be able to create two magnetic fields that act like inclining and receding waves of the ocean to induce metals faster via friction

[Giraffinator]

Innuendo!

[Apollon0817]

Gosh indeed

[Kettsueki]

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[Mjb870225]

that's a reflection. You stoner you.

[LeThunderQuack]

how does it make natural light?

[cuklg]

men , I'm so stoned right now!

[MrMinerKid]

Ironically...The video labeled "Hurricane Balls" is the most viewed video on this channel..

[Kaique Farias]

Nice! I did something like that with two magnet balls =)

Just didn't blow or used laser on it