I just came across this cool magnetic accelerator device and thought you all would be interested in it.
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http://www.teachersource.com/ElectricityAndMagnetism/Magnets/MagneticAccelerator.aspx
Jason
It is just a Gaussian gun with sphere magnet.
Here is my video of Gaussian gun:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqZKh0NGqco
After some searching I found this goes by the name of a gaussian gun, Here's one video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZmCJ5eZlmo
It's something new to me too and still looking at more videos.
Edit:Looks like you beat me to it futuristic.
PS: with archers magnetic switch you can probably get something interesting out of this. Imagen 3 balls and one magnet. You start by a ball connected on each side of the magnet (ball - magnet - ball ) and the third hitting it ( ball - magnet - ball <----ball ) . You first collide the steel ball against the setup and let the other side shoot off and come back through a circular track, while this is happening you "switch off" the magnet, and let the ball that just made a lap collide normally. Now again the other side will shoot off. But you don't let this one go circular instead you let it go up a ramp and back down ,while this is happening you switch the magnet back on, then as it falls and hits the ball the process is repeated.
Wow cool! Thanks for the link to the video and finding the official name!
Jason
I have a sphere magnet and played with this.. the magnet always has to be at the end.. so there isn't a way to automatically reset it.. it is very cool though. The repelling ball goes many times faster than the trigger ball!
Jason
you don't need magnetic balls to achieve this effect normal ball bearings connected with a mags will do the job and if you cascade them it is very impressive as can been seen in many vids.
Yes, normal ball bearings can be used according to this link:
http://www.keelynet.com/bedmot/sbmot01.htm
Wonder who built it since the year 2000?
It would be fun to try multiple magnets.. I don't have them.. I'll have to buy some to try this.
Jason