Bhaskara wheel-perpetuum stabile

Since I became enthusiastic on other videos on youtube I created my own version of Bhaskara wheel. I have employed 18 test tubes filled with 110 g mercury each. The result was total fail. It was wasting time and money only.

[Postghost]

I've seen a much simpler version of this.

It's called: A Brick.

[RendezvousWithRama]

All machines are perpetually stable if you leave them alone for a while.

[random]

This is a minute ill never get back. Thank you

[capt_coffins]

*My brain:* SPIN IT AS HARD AS YOU CAN!!!

*Me:* Why?

*My brain:* JUST DO IT!!!

[jaredj]

Homer voice:
In this house we obey the 2nd law of thermodynamics!

[colecarter]

No one knows how to read lmao. Its a perpetually stable machine, meaning its supposed to stop itself from spinning 🤣🤣

Says it's perpetual, but never shows us it moving without the aid of a hand.

[kartoffelsuppe]

its a STABILE and NOT a MOBILE which means it is NOT MOBILE

[Damnsmartt]

Why don't we take a moment to appreciate he drilled all those holes in that disc without breaking it even once.

A true Chad he is!!

[matsuiflex]

You're supposed to zoom in until the hand that's pushing is out of frame

[Horvath_Gabor]

At first I thought this would be something like a Newton's Cradle, where the energy-transfer efficiency would be so high that in the short term it would look like the movement would never stop, hence a stable system. Instead it was stable because it was stationary. Well played.

[trpea]

So it's a perpetually stable wheel (stops itself from spinning)?

[michaelfriedl]

Good design, really. You are so close! The reason for it not perpetually rotating is the base plate being placed on a level surface. It needs to be tilted at a >5 degrees (Fahrenheit if available, else Reaumur) angle, so the wheel thinks it's going downhill. Then you should add one drop of premium snake oil in each test tube to reduce friction in the mercury. Replace oil every leap year.

[gen]

So this is the most useless machine on this planet?

[HackedToaster]

Ah yes, the power of forever stable, the most important invention in 2020

[clintflippo]

All the people saying this would never work are missing the point. It obviously won't. But perpetual motion machines are a fascinating topic of mechanical history and this is a beautifully built replica of what someone once tried to build in search of perpetual motion. That's the point.

[xbtbrzj]

This was the least satisfying thing I've ever watched. I hope you're proud of yourself.

[dashippo]

If perpetual means won't move unless you move it, I think you nailed it

[andrewyellstrom]

"I made a machine that when you make it go it never stops! Isn't that amazing? Watch as I make it go."
/instantly stops/
"See!?"

[omshree]

It's a perpetual STABILE, you experts of thermodynamics.