Building a self looping "SMOT"

[MileHigh]

I shall be checking it frame by frame by extracting out the raw frame and comparing the binary data.

Wow!  That would be cool!  It would be incontrovertible evidence of looping if you find a repeating digital pattern because there is always random sensor noise, even in a digital video stream, such that no two frames will ever be the same.

TK:

May the Cheese be with you.

[TinselKoala]

(snip)
TK:

May the Cheese be with you.

Thanks.
The little black thing near the ramp is a magnet, glued to the baseboard. So you will note several things. Yes, the ball starts out from a slightly elevated position, but it is IN a magnetic potential _well_ at that point due to its attraction to the magnet. There is no "pulling to stretch a spring" when I put the ball down. And my release system makes it IMPOSSIBLE for me to add any extra flick or push to the ball. There is a slight hump in the track just where the ramp joins it, and the track itself is pretty darn level, as shown by the sensitive bubble level in the center. The ball goes down the ramp, over the hump, around the track, where it is accelerated by the magnet near the ramp... then it goes over the hump again and completely around the track _again_, making two full loops plus a bit.

It took me about an hour to build this, from scrap materials I have on hand. The track is made from drip-irrigation tubing, glued down with rubber cement. The magnet is a fairly strong ceramic disk magnet, the ball is unpolished (not smooth like a ball bearing) steel, and the baseboard is Luan mahogany plywood, with brass levelling screws at 3 locations. The bubble level cost about 2 dollars at the hardware store.

Anyone who likes can come and visit me to see that there is absolutely no trickery, and I'll even buy them a beer or two. The cheese makes a good snack, with beer and crackers.

Let the flames begin.

[MileHigh]

A chill-out interlude....  What a project!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFd6WsObOu4

[Pirate88179]

It's too bad there aren't more women posting. Then we could have "filly minions".

Meanwhile... Two loops are better than one.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q21CjmPV8fg

A sharp cheddar would give more attraction while Limburger would give more repulsion.


Well done.

Bill

[tinman]

The offer has been made to  TK.
Any other takers concidered elecar?

I wouldnt ask Sterling,as he is just in it for finacial gain now,and loves the !!all expences paid!! trips.