Has anyone seen a better SMOT toy than this one?

[Willy]

magnets under the table ?

[ramset]

Was discussed here a while back between a few builders
The perfect synchronizing of the spheres/balls
180 degrees out ...


Was mentioned as odd


 

[Cloxxki]

Even with a well tuned motor driven rotor under the table, it still seem to be an original design.

The way those balls roll, how hard might it be to design and make a hidden rotor than that does particular job? You're dealing with balls that hop over the ridges fluently. Perhaps harder to fake than an enthusiastically accelerating magnet motor? I'm no builder though, please correct me if this is easy to fake after all.
People have tinkered with less promising looking motors before, this one here at least seems fun to tinker with.

[Willy]

Was discussed here a while back between a few builders
The perfect synchronizing of the spheres/balls
180 degrees out ...

Was mentioned as odd

Good point

Might be possible that the second ball would happen to enter at the precise
moment for them to be 180 degrees out and remain so ?

2. There is no reason why it should work, the energy present as attraction
peaks when a ball is nearest a magnet, both in approaching and in escaping.

3. If this could work, there would be no need for a high point in the ramp at all.

[Dog-One]

My experience with steel spheres and magnets is that the magnet
tends to pull on the sphere from all sides causing the sphere to
no longer want to roll, instead it will try to slide.  My disclaimer
is that I have only tested solid steel spheres, your mileage may
vary with something different.