.....at : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_cradle (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_cradle)
.....in a different manner , at : https://vimeo.com/114692370 (https://vimeo.com/114692370)
.....as a natural suggestion for (loco) motion?!
Al_ex
Those are two completely different things.
Newton's cradle is a transfer of kinetic energy
(with substantial losses)
While the pendulum snake is an optical illusion caused by a difference in periodicity.
this is done by different pendulum shaft lengths. And they don't touch each other.