Top 5 Near Perpetual Motion Machines

A perpetual motion machine is one that runs infinitely without stopping and without an source of energy. Technically, no perpetual motion machines has ever been created by humans, but these ones get the closest. Here are five perpetual motion machines.

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[BanditFoxx]

6:05 | *Ah yes, motor-driven perpetual motion.*

[theshinxhunter]

5:50 *kid lifts ball up onto track*
Video: Hey everyone legit near-perpetual motion!

[orbonds]

My friend andys mouth is a perpetual motion machine

[dewishesso]

The first one invented by a pure genius.
Complicated yet precise

[thatguy]

If it can spin for a day then it’s enough for me

[zackg]

6:42
"Yeah man get a shot of this for like a straight minute"
"Oh yeah dude great shot. Really enforces the 'perpetual' aspect of this video"

[alexblack]

Man, that last one was synced with the music

[Criminalmayne]

6:05 =D why even include a clip that has a ”ball lift” driven by electric motor lmao

[malectric]

No.5 is poetry in motion. Beautiful. No.4 is given away by the water apparently flowing uphill. Clever. As are the other three. Kudos to the designers.

[JesseSwaney]

The hardest part of making a propetual motion machine, is figuring out where to hide the batteries.

[felixfelix]

Aren't we in perpetual motion, flying through the Galaxy until we hit the endless black hole.

[fergusof]

Interesting video. Thanks for doing this. :)

[fesak]

4:56 If I'm not mistaken... That's called *a marble run*
If it was a near perpetual motion machine then I could say that roller coasters for example can be perpetual motion machines or any other marble runs...

[mahmoodahmadi]

Dankeschön, danke herzlich für ihre Bemühungen, total intressant.

[patricksmith]

A grandfather clock is a classic example of a perpetual motion machine. OK someone may wind it up now and again, but we'll forget about that!

[karlschuch]

"close"... there"s no such thing as "close to perpetual motion" - either it exceeds unity or it doesn't.

[CKYSKK]

Music: Just recently have found and intermittently been watching these videos and so far this is the first one that I have not turned the volume down because of the background music. Love the videos

[mindyvaughn]

There are so many smart creative people out there. These are just amazing. I could have watched that museum piece forever. That last one could hypnotize you if you watched it long enough. Very fun, thank you.

[kylehart]

Am I the only one that thought I’d be able to fall asleep from this guys voice, and the ambient soundscape behind it?

[robj]

Is “near” perpetual motion anything like “near” winning first place?