SMOT - Close to closing the loop ,second video-BIG improvement

[ramset]

Bill,
"That last 1/2 inch"!!

Now that will be Great!!
Thanks for sharing all your hard work here!

Great Stuff!!

Chet

[Poit]

"The second video with the second quickly made SMOT shows it CLEARLY entering the Smot up an incline and over the end.
Why would I take away the fall at the end???well... you can't.. because if you did, it simply wouldn't work... try it, I understand why you have it there Its that energy in the fall and the interaction of the scoop which causes the whole thing to work.Yes and no, you have the fall because with out it the ball would not be able to escape the end (the small part of the V gate).
The videos are in front of you.
Are you saying that the ball will not enter the SMOT Of course I am NOT saying that, if you have read my previous response you will see I am clearly on YOUR side here.... the ball can enter the smot very easily with no repulsion etc etc... I am on your side on this point 100%
Are you saying the ball will not move uphill  pretty vague statement/question....so I cant quite answer this one... but I will say yes, the ball can move up hill (both with in the smot) and after it has left the smot (assuming you have a drop - like you have shown in your videos)... BUT all that said, I do NOT believe the drop and give the ball enough momentum to bring it back to the starting blocks.... but please, dont let my scepticism here bother you, I would LOVE to be wrong on this point
Are you saying the ball will no exit the SMOT I am saying TWO things... one: the ball WILL exit the smot IF it has a drop at the end (like in your videos). two the ball will NOT exit the smot if the exit is a level (i.e straight) exit... again, I would LOVE to be wrong here, so if you believe differently, prove me wrong, I am always open to being wrong
Are you saying the ball does not roll completely around (270 Degrees.) I am NOT saying this
Are you saying that even though the drop is 2 " it does not come within 1/2 " of the entrySure, you got it 1/2'' of entry, I don't believe you can't can do better, again, please prove me wrong
Are you saying that the second SMOT showing the ball moving from a distance does not enter the SMOT go up hill and exit it.The track you let the ball go was higher than the entrance to the smot i.e when the ball got the entrance it fell a distance, hard to tell from the video, but it looked like a 1/2'' drop.... but this is besides the point, i DO believe that even if it was level that it WOULD enter the smot (as I have done experiments like this before)
I still need to solve this last 1/2" Since the video shows all of the above then thats it.Indeed
Bill"

Let me address each point see above... the bold is my response

[Poit]

Enough of this bantering , let us agree to disagree.
Bill

"bantering" are you serious?? you are getting top notch feed back here!!! Low-Q's points alone would normally cost money to get !!

[Low-Q]

Look how the ball is repelled at 1:25, 4:49, and right after he push the ball into the 1/2" step, but when removing his finger will allow the ball to be repelled backwards:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr98e23biGU&feature=related

[Poit]

Look how the ball is repelled at 1:25 in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr98e23biGU&feature=related

noo... it is not repelled by the magnetism, it is repelled by gravity as that part of the track is tilted upwards.... trust me, the entering of the gate is no problem, the problem is exiting the gate (with out assistance from gravity).