Awwww I’m glad they’re still here. It’s been my childhood memory since small. Although I no longer live in Hong Kong now I would definitely want to go back just to see this amazing mechanics performance again
I remember they installed a ball machine in the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago when I went there as a child. I always thought it, and ball machines in general, were so cool, and this one would be amazing to see in-person as well!
The section at 0:19 is the free falling of the ball. I remember it was so exciting to watch when it was still in operation, years ago when I was a child. I guess it was disabled due to "safety" reason. It is very close to the escalators. And yes I never see the spiral elevator working since its opening.
This is much more impressive in person people. Those are bowling balls! It's actually kind of scary. They don't want no itty bitty tiny marble machine.
Did you notice that there is another ball elevator-- the spiral one, just stand at the side of the chain one? So I guess those two yellow ball rail belong to the spiral one instead of the chain elecator. However, from the looks of that, the spiral elevator is halfly cut and can't take into operation, I heard that this has been like this for decades, and I still don't know the reason why they only use the chain lift.
Does anyone know what happened to the one in Melbourne Central Shopping center? I can not find any video of it. It was similar to this one. I'm even wondering if this was the same one and it was transported from Melbourne to Hong Kong. If it's not the same one, then it's definitely made by the same builder because they are so similar.
This one was purpose built for the Hong Kong Science Museum. There is a George Rhodes machine in Northland Shopping Centre in Melbourne - I am not sure if it was previously located in Melbourne Central?
Awwww I’m glad they’re still here. It’s been my childhood memory since small. Although I no longer live in Hong Kong now I would definitely want to go back just to see this amazing mechanics performance again
I remember they installed a ball machine in the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago when I went there as a child. I always thought it, and ball machines in general, were so cool, and this one would be amazing to see in-person as well!
This one was amazing to see in person!
@@rollingballdaveI can only imagine!
Thanks for the upload. I’ve watched it in action back in 2018.
The section at 0:19 is the free falling of the ball. I remember it was so exciting to watch when it was still in operation, years ago when I was a child. I guess it was disabled due to "safety" reason. It is very close to the escalators.
And yes I never see the spiral elevator working since its opening.
Oh man that's too bad; I imagine it would be cool to see this machine operating in all its glory!
Great video, Dave. Thanks for taking time to put it all together!
This video was ballin'!
Check out St. Louis's Science Center, too. There is something similar only slightly smaller.
I'm not sure how the lift is powered on this Hong Kong one, but the one in St. Louis is human powered.
@@redbull5181That's cool!
This is much more impressive in person people. Those are bowling balls! It's actually kind of scary. They don't want no itty bitty tiny marble machine.
It is an amazing machine!
I have visited this museum many times(I live in Hong Kong)
me too
I can't imagine seeing this master piece in person sometime
Definitely visit if you get the opportunity!
Poor David. Get him to 100k likes on this!
Three years later and we're only at 313 😥
Ses du grand art ! de la magie retour en enfance !
👌👌
Did you notice that there is another ball elevator-- the spiral one, just stand at the side of the chain one? So I guess those two yellow ball rail belong to the spiral one instead of the chain elecator. However, from the looks of that, the spiral elevator is halfly cut and can't take into operation, I heard that this has been like this for decades, and I still don't know the reason why they only use the chain lift.
Yes, I had noticed that, when we were there. Perhaps something was too costly to repair.
Does anyone know what happened to the one in Melbourne Central Shopping center? I can not find any video of it. It was similar to this one. I'm even wondering if this was the same one and it was transported from Melbourne to Hong Kong. If it's not the same one, then it's definitely made by the same builder because they are so similar.
This one was purpose built for the Hong Kong Science Museum. There is a George Rhodes machine in Northland Shopping Centre in Melbourne - I am not sure if it was previously located in Melbourne Central?
Different color balls might help the view
Perhaps write to the Science Museum in HKG and see what they can do. :-)
Original they had 3 color ball.red, blue and green
Not sure when they unified all as red.
Are those.....bowling balls??? Holy shit
No there closer in size to a croquet ball, about a 2 inch diameter.
呢個滾球雕塑自從1991年已經在這裡
Amazing!!
Shame that this museum is getting removed.
Wow! Hopefully the keep some of the existing exhibits when they upgrade!
@@rollingballdave Yeah, i hope so too. Childhood memory, and i really hope that when they relocate the museum people would still visit it
WOW
It is amazing!
@@rollingballdave Tell me about it.. I want to see it in person. What's used as the ball?
No clear shot for viewers.
i can only say Show Off 🙃
I didn't build this. :-)