Adam Savage Reviews a "Perpetual Motion" Machine!

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  • Adam unboxes a "perpetual motion" machine simulator after watching this device featured on @SteveMould's channel, and delights in the elegance of its design. Of course, this machine actually runs on batteries, but it cleverly hides its method of operation and produces a very satisfying motion loop! Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
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  • @tested
    @tested  7 місяців тому +76

    The "Perpetual Motion" machine at The Royal Society: ua-cam.com/video/QdEdYfxMx-0/v-deo.html
    This Perpetual Machine Simulator: www.etsy.com/listing/1253569674/perpetual-machine-simulator-perpetual
    Steve Mould's explanation of how this machine works: ua-cam.com/video/r_LG8FDt51U/v-deo.html

    • @I-0-0-I
      @I-0-0-I 7 місяців тому +4

      Adam, you might consider keeping all your batteries in a ventilated metal box, away from any wood.
      I do that with all my r/c aircraft batteries, and now with all batteries. Would suck to burn down my house, or your shop.
      Maybe being paranoid, but better safe than sorry.

    • @iansaxby9264
      @iansaxby9264 7 місяців тому

      Dang, I was hoping to see Virginia again. She was awesome.

  • @mattbell1907
    @mattbell1907 7 місяців тому +248

    The fact that you couldn't get your perpetual motion machine working because you didn't have a battery is perfectly hilarious

    • @willoughbykrenzteinburg
      @willoughbykrenzteinburg 6 місяців тому +5

      Yeah, but technically, they don't claim that it is a perpetual motion machine. It's called a perpetual motion machine *_simulator._*

  • @ElvesofZion
    @ElvesofZion 7 місяців тому +243

    Big fan of Steve. A proper collab with Adam would be amazing

    • @tested
      @tested  7 місяців тому +64

      We agree!

    • @danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307
      @danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307 7 місяців тому

      @@tested Hand made? I bet the wigahs get to use machines for most of it!

    • @Rostol
      @Rostol 7 місяців тому +1

      his 2d visualizations are awesome. love Steve.

  • @flutterguy965
    @flutterguy965 7 місяців тому +109

    Adam liking Steve is not surprising, but I bet after seeing this Steve will feel like he was just given an award.

    • @Chris-ut6eq
      @Chris-ut6eq 7 місяців тому +2

      The "Tested Approved" award or perhaps a "Savage Approval" award? I favor the latter.

    • @Sembazuru
      @Sembazuru 7 місяців тому +4

      ​@@Chris-ut6eqOr, "Savagely Approved"?

  • @arrayofemotions
    @arrayofemotions 7 місяців тому +14

    I love this gadget because the motion of the ball is so fluid you don't really question the fact that under normal physics the ball would never fly back up that far (as Adam demonstrates when it's not on).

  • @kimbearlysue
    @kimbearlysue 7 місяців тому +39

    Unfortunately my son has had the privilege of staying in several children's hospitals and each one had a complex perpetual motion machine. One was 2 stories tall. It always amazed me that no matter how many times I watched it I would find another little surprise. Thanks for allowing us to appreciate this machine even at its simplest form.

  • @Robalogot
    @Robalogot 7 місяців тому +8

    Nothing is more satisfying when design and engineering come together in simplicity

  • @lucitribal
    @lucitribal 7 місяців тому +88

    I love how Adam's hair is matching his enthusiasm today 😂

    • @richard--s
      @richard--s 5 місяців тому +1

      Finally we found Doc Brown in real life 👶

  • @chilliewilly41
    @chilliewilly41 7 місяців тому +62

    I love how organic Adam's videos are. They just make me smile from the beginning to end.

    • @tested
      @tested  7 місяців тому +16

      Thanks so much - we appreciate the comment.

  • @Scott_Forsell
    @Scott_Forsell 7 місяців тому +15

    In this house we obey the laws of thermodynamics!

  • @PierceArner
    @PierceArner 7 місяців тому +132

    Adam is someone who is capable of absolutely _rockin'_ a Doc Brown!

    • @cmdraftbrn
      @cmdraftbrn 7 місяців тому +1

      thats heavy

    • @TheTubejunky
      @TheTubejunky 7 місяців тому +1

      Adam & Morty!
      "Oh geez rick!"

    • @SkullenB0nes
      @SkullenB0nes 7 місяців тому +7

      Rumor has it that Doc Brown traveled back from the future rocking the Adam Savage...

    • @FredtenKley
      @FredtenKley 7 місяців тому +2

      Great Scott

    • @walderlopes3372
      @walderlopes3372 7 місяців тому +1

      I wonder what the overlap between Adam Savage and Tom Clarke is.

  • @Vitaee13
    @Vitaee13 7 місяців тому +13

    That is a thing of beauty. Absolute piece of art just from the way it's constructed. And it's very meditative as well.

    • @SkyhawkSteve
      @SkyhawkSteve 7 місяців тому +2

      Absolutely! The wood grain is just stunning! They could have produced this with a plastic base, but took the time to make it a pleasure for the eyes as well as wonderful parlor trick.

  • @Animaniac-vd5st
    @Animaniac-vd5st 7 місяців тому +20

    Steve Mould is such a great Science communicator.
    Half of his stuff is just silly small things - but from time to time he goes FAR deeper than i would have expected and he just explains quantum mechanical oddities and what not (just to explain something seemingly simple).
    And suddenly you realize that he has a masters degree in physics and didn't forget it all.

  • @dragonblaster-vu8wz
    @dragonblaster-vu8wz 7 місяців тому +4

    It still amazes me how a single video on youtube can make a small shop blow up in popularity. I never would've heard of this product had it not been for Steve Mould's video. I probably wont pick one up myself, but it's still a need item for a desk

  • @Deinonuchus
    @Deinonuchus 7 місяців тому +4

    When the power is on you can hear the ball bearing (or "bearing ball" if you're The Hydraulic Press guy) accelerating as it rides the rail. And Steve's channel is a lot of fun. Not surprised you're a fan.

  • @ryandury
    @ryandury 7 місяців тому +4

    The design is absolutely fantastic and you described it so well. It's minimalistic nature lends itself to the focus of the piece.

  • @Dank_Lulu
    @Dank_Lulu 7 місяців тому +14

    I'm really happy Adam put into words the thing I was thinking about this machine! Its design is to the point in the best of ways. Also, seeing Adam support other makers whose work he appreciates never gets old!

  • @kingawsume
    @kingawsume Місяць тому +1

    On your tangent about design, I remember reading a quote from a source I have long since lost and forgotten: "A good design is one that's has everything it needs. A great design is one that has had everything stripped away until it is JUST what it needs" or something to the effect thereof. It's an incredibly important ethos I've adopted for my own projects.

  • @paradigmcustomscales7832
    @paradigmcustomscales7832 7 місяців тому +28

    I am glad we could help you come to the conclusion that a THIRD battery draw will resolve your organizational needs. Happy Thanksgiving

  • @carlosortega3d
    @carlosortega3d 7 місяців тому +8

    His really brief Steve impression is so on point XD

  • @Dr.Eeftan
    @Dr.Eeftan 7 місяців тому +1

    I Love it whenever a experimental mechanical concept is built physically! One of my favorite things to see is peoples proof of concepts for engineering projects and things modeled in Cad.

  • @bartreardon5197
    @bartreardon5197 7 місяців тому +23

    At 5:47 - In software development we call that "rubber duck debugging". You have a rubber duck handy, and when you have a problem you explain it to the duck and more often than not, you get the answer you need 🙂

    • @Felice_Enellen
      @Felice_Enellen 7 місяців тому +1

      Am software engineer. Can confirm.
      Also, in some places they talk to a cardboard dog instead. Might be a UK thing?
      Technically, you don't actually need the duck or the dog. Just imagine one and talk to it. Don't worry, the other engineers know what you're doing.

    • @michaeloconnor7849
      @michaeloconnor7849 7 місяців тому

      I'm going to give that a try, it's got to be easier than just talking to myself after all these years.

    • @Felice_Enellen
      @Felice_Enellen 7 місяців тому

      ​@@michaeloconnor7849 Indeed, talking to _yourself_ is the problem the duck and dog are solving, because you're talking to someone _very_ intimately aware of all of the things you _think_ you know, so you can gloss over them when muttering to yourself.
      The goal is to talk to someone who is utterly _unaware_ of any details, to force yourself to explain all of those details you _think_ you already know quite well, which in turn often reveals what you didn't realize you were glossing over, assuming, or hadn't actually considered.
      _______
      Side note: This is also how we fall into the "that sounded better in my head" trap.

  • @nonotyet7590
    @nonotyet7590 7 місяців тому +1

    This product has gotten the best advertising over the years of people disproving it

  • @AndyAtHome
    @AndyAtHome 7 місяців тому +4

    What a fun toy! It makes some really satisfying sounds.

  • @peterkallend5012
    @peterkallend5012 7 місяців тому +1

    Happy Thanksgiving Doc Brown, I mean Adam. You're awesome, and I draw so much from your content (inspiration as well as technical know how).

  • @niallpearce8043
    @niallpearce8043 7 місяців тому +2

    Unpacking 'perpetual motion' machine and needs to stop to source a battery :-) Perfect.

  • @davidmartineziii7343
    @davidmartineziii7343 7 місяців тому

    I love Adam's face the first two times the ball cycles lol
    the second face is gold!

  • @PrimalRenegade17
    @PrimalRenegade17 7 місяців тому +3

    Sorry Adam but I love your messy its the perfect mad scientist look and it 100% suits you!
    Another fantastic video from Tested, while that isn't perpetual motion it such a beautiful work of art and something super fun to have on ones desk.

  • @mattdonlan7745
    @mattdonlan7745 7 місяців тому +1

    Reminds me of a launch coaster, starts off slow, gives a kick on the way out. Cool toy.

  • @greeniehead
    @greeniehead 7 місяців тому

    Wow, what a beautiful little machine! Happy Thanksgiving Adam!

  • @ivanheffner2587
    @ivanheffner2587 7 місяців тому +2

    The channel inception continues: Adam points to Steve Mould. Steve reference Technology Connections.

  • @Pure_KodiakWILD_Power
    @Pure_KodiakWILD_Power 7 місяців тому +7

    🤣 Yes, Adam, batteries go under _"BATTERIES."_ 🤣🤣

  • @IroAppe
    @IroAppe 3 місяці тому

    I don't know why, but it's so satisfying to watch that marble go and jump around. There are two satisfying things:
    1. The circling into the hole
    2. The perfect jump and landing and catch

  • @SocksAndPuppets
    @SocksAndPuppets 7 місяців тому

    I first saw this on Steve Mould's channel, so when I saw the preview I just thought "oh, Adam's got one of those too, I bet he loves it!"

  • @garywatson9296
    @garywatson9296 7 місяців тому

    Hey Adam, big fan of yours...great to see your doing well...

  • @wolf0nkrack
    @wolf0nkrack 7 місяців тому

    Love the brief appearance of the Way-Yu hat!!!!

  • @JohnBodoni
    @JohnBodoni 7 місяців тому +1

    The design is not finished when there's nothing more to add. The design is finished when there's nothing more to take away.

  • @ecopennylife
    @ecopennylife 7 місяців тому +1

    I could watch the ball looping around a whole day 😊

  • @SayGahTaah
    @SayGahTaah 7 місяців тому

    Brother your an awesome example of a person. Keep it up

  • @lawrenceveinotte
    @lawrenceveinotte 7 місяців тому +1

    HHO generators are still being sold as mileage improvers, your show on them was pretty good, they are a first cousin to perpetual motion.

  • @mitzy183
    @mitzy183 7 місяців тому

    my friend found a similar designed machine in a local book farm ! someone decided they were done with it and left it for another person to enjoy ! love this thing

    • @ok_roman
      @ok_roman 7 місяців тому

      Or maybe they died

  • @619Slipk
    @619Slipk 7 місяців тому +1

    It's funny that this shows up in my recommended videos as I just yeasterday came across a video of a cat mesmerized by the metal ball moving in this contraption

  • @TomYourmombadil
    @TomYourmombadil 7 місяців тому +2

    I love this one because there’s no physical contact for propulsion. With a motor and hub it becomes more obvious.

  • @NicHills
    @NicHills 7 місяців тому

    Love Steve Mould!!!

  • @alexstarr1589
    @alexstarr1589 7 місяців тому

    "We'll include a link in the description"
    *Actually puts link in description*
    Thank you!

  • @only1ydk
    @only1ydk 7 місяців тому +1

    Happy Thanksgiving, Adam! 🦃

  • @tabletopsolo
    @tabletopsolo 7 місяців тому +1

    The mechanism of that reminds me of Adam's description of the store window display he talked about in his amazing speech on failure. I wonder if seeing things like this ticks off a little voice saying, "maybe something like this would have worked in that situation".

  • @jerrodbroholm4338
    @jerrodbroholm4338 7 місяців тому +1

    The hair feels like a combo of Doc and James Gunn.
    Loved the video!

  • @bradmullaerialphotography
    @bradmullaerialphotography 7 місяців тому

    Wow that’s fantastic

  • @steve-175
    @steve-175 7 місяців тому +2

    Cats would love. It'll need to have a clear cover on it, or they'll get the ball. Thank you for sharing this. Have a Happy Holiday 😊😊😊

  • @MASI_forging
    @MASI_forging 7 місяців тому

    Brilliant 👏👏

  • @shendrila.vynterbluth796
    @shendrila.vynterbluth796 3 місяці тому

    Adam: starts off in full Doc Brown mode. - Ah wait, gonna fix that: puts on a Weyland-Yutani cap

  • @Logical.curiosity
    @Logical.curiosity 7 місяців тому

    7:13 The face that is the definition of a perfect blend of smugness and joy!! 😂😊

  • @amburger4963
    @amburger4963 7 місяців тому

    Great Scott!!!

  • @ATELIER_31
    @ATELIER_31 7 місяців тому

    Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
    Antoine de Saint-Exupery

  • @yarost12
    @yarost12 7 місяців тому +1

    I look a little manic today
    Adam you've been looking manic for so many years

  • @watcherofwatchers
    @watcherofwatchers 7 місяців тому

    Steve Mould makes amazing content!

  • @shorttimer874
    @shorttimer874 7 місяців тому +2

    When I was a kid, some 60 years ago, there was a table at the local science center shaped like the funnel part of this. You would set a ball on a track which would start it spinning around the funnel, and they took quite a while to drop out of the bottom. I believe it was to demonstrate the principal of orbits.

    • @cvirtue
      @cvirtue 7 місяців тому +1

      Those are such fun!
      These days I often see them incorporated into donations for various causes, with the idea that you roll a coin on-edge to get the motion, and thus the coin becomes the donation.

  • @theodoreackerson1442
    @theodoreackerson1442 7 місяців тому +1

    Some machines are beautiful. This one is.

  • @explosivegardenreboot
    @explosivegardenreboot 7 місяців тому

    Big fan of your works Adam, been watching you since the earliest MYTHBUSTERS, so happy your still at it mate. great video as usual.

  • @kleverich
    @kleverich 7 місяців тому

    What's great about these videos is you see what is banging around in Adam's head in real time.

  • @vaalrus
    @vaalrus 7 місяців тому +1

    I feel your battery pain. Our shop is the result of 50 collective years of “Yeah we can try building/fixing/making that for you” agglomeration of trades, while being the support facility for as many off-site projects from road building to wastewater treatment to… you name it.. So many things in our collection are also “once in 5 years” or “once every 10 year” use items...

  • @thatsagoodbingo
    @thatsagoodbingo 7 місяців тому

    Steve's video is great (as they all are) and he has references to Technology Connections, which are also fantastic videos.

  • @NessAmiibo
    @NessAmiibo 7 місяців тому

    really cool device. I saw someone made a clear-shell one too

  • @chrisnorthwood407
    @chrisnorthwood407 7 місяців тому

    looking forward to the re-invented battery drawer one-day-build coming up :-)

  • @mitchelll3189
    @mitchelll3189 7 місяців тому

    Best intro ever 😂 I love this dudes mind

  • @curseyoujordanshow
    @curseyoujordanshow 7 місяців тому +1

    In this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics!!

  • @zangmaster
    @zangmaster 7 місяців тому +1

    These are cool and fun lol. You should do a build where you make your own. That be dope!

  • @josephchalwe8587
    @josephchalwe8587 7 місяців тому

    Love from Zambia 🇿🇲

  • @GoetiaTV
    @GoetiaTV 7 місяців тому +1

    I could listen to that sound forever. It’s a beautiful piece. So, when do we get a Savage x Mould episode?

  • @boriss.861
    @boriss.861 7 місяців тому

    That French Curve of the shoot has a inherent beauty to it.

  • @donevans1884
    @donevans1884 7 місяців тому +1

    Doc Brown Savage , brilliant video .

  • @emeraldoracle8706
    @emeraldoracle8706 7 місяців тому +1

    I've wanted to get one ever since I first heard about them.

  • @nicksavage4763
    @nicksavage4763 7 місяців тому +1

    Pretty Good!

  • @williammaxwell1919
    @williammaxwell1919 7 місяців тому

    Verbalising a "train of thought" to a question leads us into talking ourselves into the solution.

  • @Cortaxify
    @Cortaxify 7 місяців тому

    aw Adam, your hair today reminds me of Doc from the back to the future movies...perfect for a perpetual motion machine. :D

  • @AkaraTheLost
    @AkaraTheLost 7 місяців тому

    I like that this is a youtube channel referencing another youtube channel that references a third youtube channel in its video.

  • @chrisbrown1462
    @chrisbrown1462 7 місяців тому +6

    Obsessed with Perpetual Motion machines....the combination of psychology and physics is my happy place.

  • @WittyDroog
    @WittyDroog 6 місяців тому

    As Adam communicated what makes this design so effective is its simplicity. It's a lot like a traditional magic trick, distraction and redirection are crucial components of any illusion but while a big stage performance will employ pyrotechnics, beautiful stage hands, live animals, etc to keep your attention often the most *effective* magic tricks are ones where the performance is up close and intimate and the performer is able to hide the gaff or move in plain sight right before your eyes, the simplicity and lack of superfluous elements making the motivation of tricking you less obvious and the illusion of magic that much more believable

  • @uriituw
    @uriituw 7 місяців тому +1

    "He's going back for more water!"

  • @62-66
    @62-66 7 місяців тому

    Interesting thing ❤👍👍👍. The mystery of the perpetual motion machine has been solved))) It's nice to see how Adam glows like an Edison light bulb.

  • @thanksfernuthin
    @thanksfernuthin 7 місяців тому

    Steve Mould is awesome.

  • @Jaxpinkpixie
    @Jaxpinkpixie 3 місяці тому

    The white hair suits him so very well ❤ I love it!!

  • @chrisd1746
    @chrisd1746 7 місяців тому

    Absolutely beautiful device even when it's not doing anything. When it's doing something it becomes an absolutely magical device

  • @SquallLion1
    @SquallLion1 7 місяців тому

    amazing

  • @bjetpilot
    @bjetpilot 7 місяців тому

    There is and can only be one perpetual motion machine in existence. We can't even make a little tiny one ourselves, because any machine we make is already a part of the one existing machine.

  • @georgejones5287
    @georgejones5287 7 місяців тому

    Happy Thanksgiving 🦃

  • @62-66
    @62-66 7 місяців тому

    The stickers are great. I like very much )

  • @rillegas08_vods
    @rillegas08_vods 7 місяців тому +1

    the metal track is kinda shaped like the golden ratio. they're a bit horizontally squished, but it's a cool detail

  • @wobblysauce
    @wobblysauce 7 місяців тому +1

    The thing with this that makes it so good… is that it just looks like a block of wood and a bit of wire.

  • @mortjoer
    @mortjoer 7 місяців тому +1

    crazy scientist hair looks good on you Adam 🤣❤

  • @smashallpots1428
    @smashallpots1428 7 місяців тому

    steve mould is top tier dudes got great content

  • @jeffc5474
    @jeffc5474 7 місяців тому

    Adam you are easily amused by some things! I can understand why.

  • @seanedwards569
    @seanedwards569 Місяць тому

    I can see the Golden Ratio at work in the profile curve of the track.

  • @djhvac5938
    @djhvac5938 7 місяців тому +1

    Adam's hair today had a very "Muppet" kind of feel to it, which I feel is appropriate for him.

  • @JustaMuteCat
    @JustaMuteCat 7 місяців тому

    One thing that I really appreciated on Adam’s video on this little device was the noise. On Steve’s video it didn’t sound as loud. While the visual kicks it gives when on are nice, I can’t help but not like the noise.

  • @bubba6051
    @bubba6051 7 місяців тому +3

    Support your local barber shop

  • @path7000
    @path7000 7 місяців тому

    The key to perpetual motion is "coincidence of opposites". Just like gravitational potential, vector potential can generate infinite amounts of energy

  • @nathkrupa3463
    @nathkrupa3463 7 місяців тому +1

    Nice video sir

  • @TheCardinalFang
    @TheCardinalFang 7 місяців тому

    Steve Mould is one third of the Festival of the Spoken Nerd, along with stand-up mathematician Matt Parker, who has also appeared on here (one day I will make a rhombic dodecahedron infinity box like they did), and geek songstress Helen Arney.
    Can't help thinking an Adam Savage/ Spoken Nerd team up would be nerdvana!