Finsrud's Perpetuum Mobile

[Merv]

I know this is an old thread but a very good one. I think the ticking sound heard as the ball moves is simpley due to the 2 rails of the track been different lenghts.A car going round in a tight circle over comes this problem by using the differential gearbox. A steel ball is one fixed item so would ride up a little on the inside track, then fall down and making the click. This is more plausable than some electrostatic discharge. The energy loss by this design flaw is more evidence that the machine could be OU.. Has Omnibus carried out this new tests yet? This is still a wonderful machine!

[Low-Q]

I think the ball will turn a bit clockwise as the inner track is shorter than the outer. The ball will therefor never say "click" and jump into the track because of a "differential lock". The "click" is by the way too much synchronous to the revolutions of the ball. I believe, as Findsrud said once, that the track is not 100% smooth. Or the "click" comes from one of the three pendulum activators along the track.

Br.

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[hartiberlin]

I was today at Finsrud's place.
He showed me the machine and started it.
When we went after a few hours, the machine was still running..
More to come soon...inclusive some great video footage.
Regards, Stefan.

[onthecuttingedge2005]

it is very strange that the clicking noise happens at only one point on the track when the ball is at a specific position on the track. there is an unseen sync taking place here. very suspicious.

also, it would be possible to make that Aluminum track into a type of air battery. (just a suspicion). the bridge for the battery would be the steel ball contacting the Aluminum oxide layer as a medium dielectric. sort of a hidden battery right in front of your own eye's simply because you wouldn't see it due to a lack of physics know how(simply suspicion on my part).

the whole sync thing has me rather bothered at the click.

did you ask Finsrud what that clicking noise was by chance?

why hasn't anyone tried to replicate it yet or has anyone?

Jerry 

[Low-Q]

I was today at Finsrud's place.
He showed me the machine and started it.
When we went after a few hours, the machine was still running..
More to come soon...inclusive some great video footage.
Regards, Stefan.

Started it? So he stops it once in a while? Did you ask why this machine are stopped all the time?

I was unfortunately not able to meet you there that day. When you called me, I was in the middle of some clearing and disposal of garbage from the house I'm building. Besides, there is about 90km from my place to Drøbak (Frogn) where the gallery are located...

Anyways, I look forward to see some pictures and videos.

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