The ball runs uphill paradox

Bishop John Wilkins described wonders that may be performed by mechanical geometry a simple magnetic PM, which was suggested by Johannes Taisnieres. At the upper end of a ramp a magnetic lodestone is mounted. The ramp has two openings; one which allows an iron ball to enter the upper ramp at the bottom and another one at the top through which the ball can drop to a lower ramp which guides it back to the bottom of the upper John Wilkins Perpetual Ramp
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The ball runs uphill paradox

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[danarredondo]

I feel that if the magnet is strong enough to pull from that distance, it's also strong enough to pull that metal ball straight to it and keep it from falling through the hole.

[Qwazor]

The hardest part of making a perpetual motion machine is hiding the batteries

[mauricerandall]

That is not really a magnet on top, just a painted piece of steel. On the upper ramp, there is a series of electromagnets that are being switched on and off to pull the ball up the ramp.

[avenged]

Youtube is recommending me a bunch of perpetual motion videos on April 1st. That has got to be on purpose

[transtremm]

This does not make sense. If the magnet is strong enough to pull the ball at the farthest distance how can it be weak enough to allow the ball to drop when the two objects are closest?

[TheoneStanband]

That box the "magnet" is sitting on looks like it's got plenty room inside to hide the truth.

[bradleyjames]

If that magnet were strong enough to pull that ball up from that far away then when the ball got to the top it would latch right onto the magnet and never drop.

[lucassalviano]

I like how the ball runs up the ramp at constant speed, as if getting near this ultra powerful magnet had no effect on the amount of attraction

[samuelstuff]

The hard part is finding a magnet that pulls from a foot away and then stops pulling when something gets close.

[cassels]

sitting on a tilted table that's made to look level by tilting camera too.

[MFL]

Nice.. Methinks the table, back board, and the light (for the shadow) is all one ridged assembly and is being tilted by hand ... only has to go 30 degrees, for the ball to roll to the hole. Ball has the momentum. I also believe the magnet is not a magnet. The ball got very close to the magnet several times.. and didn't stick. the magnet is a misdirection .. and isn't needed. again, Nice.

[kuruptelite]

lol its funny how it didnt pull it from his hand when he was setting it on the ramp but yet it caught it at the very bottom when it was rolling by itself. Cool electromagnet being turned on/off

[rparker]

I can see the table moving but I'm actually intrigued how you did this one, it's moving too fast for the entire set to be tilting

[mdtalhaansari]

If it were relly travelling up under the influence of the magnet, it would accelerate much faster and stick to the magnet

[novzy]

YOU'VE DONE IT! INFINITE FAKING ACHIEVECHED!

[artiehess]

The entire set including the background, lights, and camera are attached to a rocker. When the ball rolls "up" the straight ramp, it's actually rolling downward because the rocker is tilted counter-clockwise until the magnet end is lower. Then the rocker is tilted clockwise so the ball will roll down the curved ramp. The camera and lights are attached to the rocker so the set appears to be stationary. Remember Fred Astaire dancing on the walls and ceiling in the movie Royal Wedding?

[madcityobserver]

Observe at about ½ second after time 1:13 (<<== click on the numbers) into the video and notice that while one ball is moving up the straight inclined ramp that a smaller ghost ball magically pops into existence just below the top on the curved ramp and then zips down the curved ramp! Imperfect motion picture editing trickery made this video and that's why during the slow motion sequence the ball moves up the straight ramp in a subtle chugging motion. Access the video's "Settings" feature by clicking on the geared wheel icon and set the display "Speed" to 0.25 if you want.

[dynamicduo]

to anyone wondering these aren't actual perpetual motion machines they are made to show you to concept of how they would work if there was no friction or if magnets were magnitudes forever .

[SMEE]

1:14 brings back memories of blades shooting out of walls Tomb Raider 2.

[StevenSimard]

I know it's fake, but I have to give you credit because of how well done it is.