12 Balls rolling in straight lines appear to go in a circle.

12 steel balls each travel along a straight line in a sine wave motion. This gives the illusion that they are forming a rotating circle. Not real, its animated in Blender.
This video seems to have gone viral. I tried to thank everyone who comments but there's now just too many. So..
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.

[@AmberCommentsThings]

Straight to the point. Clicked for 12 balls rolling in straight lines while appearing to form a circle, and that's what I got

[@hugopaul8797]

😅😅😅😅

[@carlsaganlives6086]

This is the edited version - the original starts with a block of wood, a chisel, and a smelting crucible.

[@marcmarc1967]

@@carlsaganlives6086 I saw the extended director's cut. It starts with a guy in the woods with an axe.

[@muhammadnafees6671]

yo how.. did we find the exact same thing

[@amzarnacht6710]

And freely said it was CGI rather than trying to foist it off as 'real'.

[@RichD1]

I love how he always responds to comments with “Thank you.”

[@patmanrob]

You're welcome.

[@Myron0117]

​@@patmanrobnow that hits different

[@thiccycheeser69]

bro went out of character

[@MiguelMC-Yt]

Ok so I actually had a funny comment talking about the profile picture of sb but their comment isn't here anymore so...

[@deccimatetv]

(replying to RichD1) he's probably thanking us for comenting, witch is really sweet

[@TheElectronicChannel]

this is absolutely wonderful to watch, but I NEED to hear the sound of 12 ball bearings rolling across wood for complete enjoyment

[@presidenttnediserp428]

Looks completely computer generated to me.

[@m1nty64]

@@presidenttnediserp428it was animated in blender

[@bobzombie2710]

​@presidenttnediserp428 that's fine, now computer generate the sound

[@presidenttnediserp428]

@@bobzombie2710 I just woke up. I have a habit of watching KZbin videos on mute until I get my butt out of bed and start getting ready to work nights. 😆

[@7thDylan]

@@presidenttnediserp428ah yes a fellow irritable men of culture

[@JimKirksHandsomeBrother]

Thank you for making it loop perfectly.

[@patmanrob]

You're welcome.

[@FrozenMermaid666]

I thought it was real at first... 😂

[@hydrodoxxed2]

came for rolling steel balls and stayed for the author's philosophical comments.

[@patmanrob]

Simple philosopy. Be nice and remember your manners. Thank you.

[@d3fault1420]

same here lol

[@MCBVid]

I thought he was being pretty nice ​@patmanrob

[@shauryasingh488]

@@patmanrob i also though he was pretty nice didn't see anything wrong? Or were you just reminding him?

[@_playa_]

It’s funnier when you and d3fault have the cat vaping pfp 😂

[@whatthe2567]

I was forced to watch a 15-second ad before I could watch this 10-second video. But it was all worth it in the end.

[@defragsbin]

uBlock Origin, my friend!

[@varoonnone7159]

AdBlock

[@phootaphan9166]

I swear one day youtube will have ads to interrupt the ads that interrupt the video you're trying to watch. And then a couple years later, those ads will get ads.

[@MSKofAlexandria]

@@defragsbin I use uBlock Origin and KZbin Unhook. Makes KZbin somewhat usuable.

[@LueLucifer]

Adception​@@phootaphan9166

[@Jacob-yg7lz]

For anyone wondering, this is because balls going back and forth on a slope work on a sine wave, and sines are the same functions that give us the location of a point of a circle for a given angle.

[@patmanrob]

Great reply. Thank you.

[@GrantTarredus]

Thank you. I’m sure you’re right. My understanding is equivalent to that of a rabbit staring at a ceiling fan.

[@vaedkamat484]

Another reason why this works is because if see the circle at any given moment, the balls closest to the center move the fastest, while as the balls are progressively closer to the top of the inclines, they have less and less velocity until the ball at the top as no velocity. This is similar the mechanics of how a ball rolls.

[@sonnypruitt6639]

They are highly trained balls!

[@dominicdeluca6378]

Shut up we can see it

[@John-ev1rw]

Simple. Straight to the point. No clickbait. Beautiful. Peaceful. Have a like!

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@benjamintheidiot]

real

[@Green2Red2]

No annoying ads, Thank you! We need a long version, with sound ❤

[@JohnUsp]

We need a 10-hour version of this video.

[@Dargonhuman]

If you turn on Loop, the end lines up perfectly with the beginning. Then just let it repeat 3,600 times.

[@Dr.Logistik]

we need the eternity version

[@borntoclimb7116]

Lol

[@nexus98ers]

Thank you

[@erikdeeNOSPELLSNO]

@@Dr.Logistik We have the next closest thing: The Solar System (and the Universe)

[@-yumefroots-8244]

I didn't expect to be so hypnotized by a bunch of metal balls appearing to move in a circle

[@ASMR_Orangely]

*I CAN HYPNOTIZED YOU WITH MY PAIR OF BALLS TOO.*

[@gestalt7529]

Truly a balls of steel moment

[@Alice45894]

Not surprising, you love balls

[@randyreal5871]

It's fake

[@gestalt7529]

@@randyreal5871 Though it is 3d animated you can’t say that the video didn’t mesmerize all these viewers

[@aashuthoshsharma715]

This guy is possibly the nicest person on the internet. I love his positivity. And a very cool simulation too, sir.

[@patmanrob]

The internet is neutral. It's nice or not nice depending upon how we use it. I find it to be more pleasant when we're nice. If someone has taken the time and effort to comment on my video of course I'm going to thank them, including you. Thank you.

[@MisterHeroman]

Until someone posts their ideologies or political opinions. Then everyone gets mad. But that's human nature.

[@finhz]

​@@patmanrobpeeaaaakkkkk

[@BowlOSoup6661]

​@@MisterHeroman Yeah :( Why can't we just live in a world where people don't care whether you believe in a God or not. Or who you're voting for.

[@TheEgg185]

That's what I thought about the man who raped my daughter who went on to become president of my country...

[@epr118]

This needs to be 12 hours long with sound so I can just watch it all day.

[@patmanrob]

Here's an Hour kzbin.info/www/bejne/rp6ZamefbcyMo7s Thank you.

[@xtlm]

Put it on loop, it works surprisingly flawlessly!

[@cool-aquarian]

Friction: “I won’t let this madness go on for long” 😅

[@fadumomohamed2342]

Despite the middle ground lacking a path the ball rolls without hesitation and continues unperturbed. Truly something to admire.

[@davidswanson5669]

Yes a perfect world has wonderful outcomes. I wonder if it’s ever possible.

[@sqlexp]

It must be a pain to get it started.

[@paper2222]

probably cgi

[@r3ked272]

​@paper2222 that's what I was thinking, why do the balls not lose momentum?

[@looppooper2306]

You can make a mechanical device under the table that steer the balls perfectly with magnets

[@PhoenixIRespawn]

The fact that the video loops perfectly is very satisfying. Well done.

[@danielz1666]

What do you mean loops? It's not a short

[@adamel-sawaf4045]

You can turn on loop by tapping the gear in the top right of a video, or by right-clicking on the video if ur on a computer

[@nexus98ers]

Thank you

[@emilyx8377]

Thank you! I looped it, and I love it! There is something really relaxing about it that I can't explain.

[@VicJang]

Nice. Mesmerizing.

[@No_idea_20906]

I JUST REALISED THAT IT PERFECTLY LOOPS THIS HAS ACTUALLY CHANGED MY LIFE FOREVER

[@xaf15001]

It stutters a bit when looping, but that just adds to the loading screen loop feeling.

[@Moshugaani]

It's easy to make a perfectly looping video with CGI.

[@VolkMate]

Thank you

[@FifyKaqiqiPain]

*_-💀💀💀 The perfect loop does not exi-_**-*

[@voidify3]

So it’s either magnets or CGI since if gravity was the only force acting on these balls they’d lose momentum through the friction that’s producing the noise we hear, given the laws of thermodynamics

[@EricRuskoski]

This is the least clickbait video on the internet! If there is a Bell Curve, it is on the most extreme side opposite of clickbait. Well Done!

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@EricRuskoski]

@@patmanrob Your very welcome! 😃

[@ελευθερία-ε2ο]

​@patmanrob thank you

[@lazyvincy13666]

Not clickbait, thumbnail and title perfectly describe video, straight to the point, AND perfectly looped?! We need more people like you.

[@saar144]

It is clickbait, because it’s fake.

[@UnderTheRated]

@@saar144 ??? The video is 12 Balls rolling in straight lines that appear to go in a circle, just as the thumbnail and title advertised; the video is the exact opposite of clickbait

[@soupbowl6028]

@@saar144They never said it was in real life, It is NOT, in fact, clickbait. You’ve commented that like 15 times, Why are you so inclined to tell people that a video is fake and it’s a bad thing?

[@lazyvincy13666]

@@saar144 Clickbait means that it’s trying to get you to click on it by falsely advertising the content of the video. Just because it’s a simulation doesn’t make it clickbait. Go outside and enjoy life instead of trying to ruin it for others.

[@saar144]

@@lazyvincy13666 So if I would post a video titled “great white shark attacks orca” but the video would be completely CGI, it’s not clickbait by your logic.

[@Bensaidhi]

This is probably the most visually accurate and easily understandable version of this

[@kag_17]

Agreed!! The one's made using programs are highly confusing

[@Bensaidhi]

@@kag_17 yeah, like if they use lines that are literally the SAME color as the circles, sometimes hard to make out

[@eryck123]

"Accurate"? How. Balls dont move forever back and forth like that in real life. That defies Newtons first principle

[@patmanrob]

Here's (a simulation of) the mechanism that would make it possible. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5C4dH6phtd-Z5Y Thank you.

[@Junpei747]

This reminds me of the PS2 loading screens. Its so mesmerising and interesting. I also love how simply you explained it through one sentence in the title.

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@ChockFul]

Also reminds me of Houseni no Kuni when Phos did that thing and Kuni’d all over the place

[@levantinedoomer2317]

haha yess

[@ChockFul]

@@Junpei747 I didn’t even read the manga. I’m too stubborn to abandon Studio Orange’s version of it (pray to Allah, Jesus, and Homer Simpson that S2 is real)

[@soupbowl6028]

@@patmanrob​​⁠​​⁠No, Thank _you_

[@Spartan_1_17]

So calming. Perfect for looping too so that you can turn the 10 seconds into however long you desire. Thanks!

[@patmanrob]

You're very welcome!

[@MDClips2464]

I really appreciate how relevant and straightforward the content of the video is to the title, you don't always see that on youtube

[@patmanrob]

I'm struggling to catch up with all the replys but... Thank you !

[@Outboxer001]

One obvious thing come to my mind after watching this is that if one of them collide how would it look, yes the circle is ruined

[@patmanrob]

That would be a problem. Thank you.

[@alexk9642]

@@patmanrob oh wow i thought this was a simulation, you did this in real life? cool

[@patmanrob]

No, it's not real life. It is a simulation. Thank you

[@patcap8887]

​@@patmanrob what software did you use to simulate this? How do you even begin to make something like this?

[@Jofoyo]

@@patcap8887 Any 3D modeling suite with basic animation can do this. The balls aren't really simulated, as in, they aren't moved by a physics simulation, they're just moved along an axis with a sine wave.

[@aamartolos]

12 balls? Thats like 6 people man!

[@patmanrob]

Hilarious. Thank you.

[@Outboxer001]

And the fact that they are all balls of steel🗿

[@painterkira]

@@Outboxer001 blud castrated 6 men in his basement just to show us this video 💀

[@selfoldaccountxd9572]

it could as well be 5 people and 2 hitlers

[@Renville80]

@@selfoldaccountxd9572Godwin’s Law. You lose.

[@thelagbotroblox]

Thank you for making it a perfect loop when you press the loop button. I want a real version of this in my house now, even though it's in Blender

[@patmanrob]

It doesn't actually exist. If you want to make one Here's the mechanism that would make it possible. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5C4dH6phtd-Z5Y Thank you.

[@Salador1777]

Thanks

[@seshnarayan7972]

To the point. Excellent. Can't ask for more. Thank you.

[@patmanrob]

You're welcome.

[@TheCupOfSprite]

When I just saw this I thought this was like a super old video from like 2008, and I’m not disappointed

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@EminemMusicReal]

​@@patmanrobGreat reply Thank you

[@FifyKaqiqiPain]

@@EminemMusicReal Great reply to a reply Thank you

[@SebHaarfagre]

@@FifyKaqiqiPain Great reply to a reply to a reply Thank you

[@al_ec7]

@@SebHaarfagregreat reply to a reply to a reply to a reply thank you.

[@zFrost]

This video got blessed by the algorithm, this is going to become one of those nostalgic 10 year old videos with 5 million inexplicable views.

[@vduffy6879]

yes, yes it will, and I want it to.

[@Parthgamer123]

yes

[@justincronkright5025]

'Inexplicable' I think right... but yes, the majority of those vids I see for the first time at the 10 year mark. Since I don't catch them on the first go-around, it's sometimes nice to get a second chance.

[@gamechip06]

Already at 316k, cheers to another 3M to come!

[@pedrooliveirasantos6699]

And we're going to return to it every 1 to 3 years, show it to our children. Beautiful.

[@rsuriyop]

This is so cool. Whoever designed this and actually made it work the way that it does is an absolute genius.

[@patmanrob]

It doesn't exist but here's an animated simulation of a mechanism that would make it possible if you want to make one. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5C4dH6phtd-Z5Y Thank you.

[@vydave]

​@@patmanrobThat is a very interesting video, thank you for engaging with everyone in the comments!

[@ForgedAnaris]

Watch this video end up in our recommended 10 years from now

[@patmanrob]

See you in 2033! Thank you.

[@umamifan]

It's already randomly recommended by the mysterious algorithm

[@Cyberdemon1542]

When it does, I will remind you of this comment. This I swear.

[@soupbowl6028]

@@patmanrob​​⁠​​⁠No, Thank _you_

[@arrow5878]

KZbin is amazing , forced to watch a 15 second ad before I could watch an 11 second video . Worth it !

[@paulacooke5466]

Ublock makes it all disappear!

[@denisdenak]

​@@paulacooke5466or revanced if you're on the phone

[@TayWoode]

Same and mine was for tampons, I’m male, stopped it tried again and it was for a lip plumping product 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@jdstep97]

KZbin is capitalism in action. I pay $14 a month for Premium, to avoid the ads. I HATE paying that $14 a month, but I find that I'm happier without the ads. Life is short. And I cancelled Disney.

[@desmondjets9229]

​@@TayWoodemaybe they're trying to tell you something...

[@ipranjali]

This just popped up on my feed and its so strangely calming. Thanks for posting this.

[@patmanrob]

You're welcome.

[@Zaynal_The_Thunderbolt]

I don't know why this pop-up to my recomendation but it's satisfying

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@fighter_750]

I can’t stop watching, it’s so mesmerizing and captivating. Thank you for this creation

[@patmanrob]

You're welcome.

[@Lost_Amount]

​@@patmanrobthat's rare of you...

[@carlsaganlives6086]

If it persists for more than 4 hrs. seek medical help immediately.

[@pitched7401]

Perfect example of sine motion. If you mapped the position of each ball in its track to the time, you'd see that it forms the sine function. The offset of each ball track in the circle would be like different cosine sample values, if i'm not mistaken. Therefore the motion of all balls combined IS a circle. Amazing!

[@immortalsofar5314]

A line is just a circle in one dimension! One camping trip, I ended up figuring out how to do straight lines with intersecting circles in a massively parallel architecture. There may have been some chemicals involved in that trip.

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@mysock351C]

I like so much that KZbin bookends these small, little moments in time with ads 5-10x the length of the video that cannot be skipped.

[@diamond_tango]

Ad blockers are an obligation at thisbpoint

[@mysock351C]

@@diamond_tango Yeah no kidding 😛 Just having to use a mobile device without it for a few minutes is it’s own unique brand of hell, not to mention them being hellbent on trying to get rid of us that do have it.

[@no_offense_but]

@@mysock351Cbest option’s yt premium

[@phaelox]

​@@mysock351C*whispers* reeeevaaaanced....... HEY, who said that? Who said what? Not me! Nuh uh, just the voices in your head. Or mine, idk.. hey look, a penny!

[@fullscreenultra]

Use Brave internet browser on your mobile device and just use the youtube website instead of the app. No more ads.

[@dsagent]

When you focus your vision on one ball it is easier to understand how the whole thing works.

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@oshawott4544]

I love illusions like this. If you know what to focus on, you can see the individual movements, but you can also enjoy the pattern the illusion creates. Really neat stuff.

[@belphegor_dev]

That is not an illusion.

[@vk2ig]

Each ball is oscillating in SHM. The phase difference between adjacent balls is important. 😊

[@oshawott4544]

@@belphegor_dev yes it is. Instead of seeing the steel balls oscillating individually, we see a shape turning and spinning. By definition, it's an illusion.

[@SUPPLEGENIUS]

@@belphegor_devThe circle doesn't exist, only your perception of it.

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@FifyKaqiqiPain]

Rare to find people still doing such simple, straight to the point and purely satisfying videos in 2023 This video is a masterpiece

[@Jotari]

Isn't that what KZbin shorts is meant to be?

[@randyreal5871]

It's fake

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@UmaLozanha]

Probably this video will be recommended for no reason to many people in a few years, so I'll leave my message here. I'm Brazilian and I want a pepsi now, good luck in your life whoever you are. ;-;

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@MomazosDoritos]

XD

[@8BitTaco.]

This comment aged like fine wine

[@SebHaarfagre]

9 months later, how was the Pepsi? Did you get it at all? Don't just leave us on a cliffhanger like that, man

[@UmaLozanha]

@@SebHaarfagre Well, i don't remenber, but i probably got a pepsi some days later What i think about pepsi? My favorite soda.

[@Julian13o11]

The shortest best video of all time for me ✨ how did you time them all perfectly?

[@patmanrob]

It's an animated simulation, so it's all mathematical. However, if you want to make one here's an animation of a mechanism that would do it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGa2hHeNqMuoidE Thank you.

[@FranciumBoron]

This is beautiful. I’ve looked at this for five hours now.

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@Oklahoma-Dreaming]

I watched this multiple times. It’s amazing. At first my eyes were drawn to all the balls and I saw a circle. Then I purposefully just followed one ball and I did it with several others, in order, while playing again. Each ball DOES just travel in a line. But they are synchronized so each ball just barely misses another when nearing the center.

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@eighthave]

My eyes are up here, man.

[@scroopynooperz9051]

Where's the entropy - the balls seem to not be losing any kinetic energy 😂

[@Rich_iam]

Your dedication to balls is admirable. And a great contribution to us all in the comment section. Much appreciated.

[@RedzaMalaysianCrossover]

I love its actually perfectly loops when you loop this video.

[@fantasticsound2085]

That's pretty easy when it's a simulation.. What we see here would be impossible in the real world without, perhaps, a magnetic motor underneath moving each ball independently. If you watch closely, you'll see the balls roll right up to each end of their track every time. Also, you couldn't set 12 balls in motion sequentially and get this perfect circle. By the time you set last balls rolling the first balls would have drastically lost inertia to approach the ends of their tracks.

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@patmanrob]

Here's the mechanism that would make it possible. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5C4dH6phtd-Z5Y Thank you.

[@fantasticsound2085]

@@patmanrob Not seeing how that would cause the balls to move properly to imitate your simulation. What's the last component supposed to be? One of the balls? One of the magnets? Is this supposed to my under the board in the simulation? Either way, the simulation purports to accomplish the circle of ball bearings with gravity alone, so, not real. But this could also be accomplished with multiple magnets being independently driven on straight tracks without an entire structure moving below.

[@Gonzas97]

Honestly, we need this in real life. So good and it calms you down.

[@patmanrob]

Thank you

[@Gonzas97]

@@patmanrob you are welcome.

[@BagOfCashews]

I need a 1 hour version man, looping just isn’t enough

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@dallasturner4592]

​@@patmanrob u thought that was a joke?

[@marcospina162]

​@@dallasturner4592 Thank you.

[@soupbowl6028]

@@patmanrob​​⁠​​⁠No, Thank _you_

[@rubygod2]

I can't be the only one who has watched this 20+ times. It is so satisfying.

[@patmanrob]

Here's a hour kzbin.info/www/bejne/rp6ZamefbcyMo7s Thank you.

[@cpc6364]

I put it on loop. Mezmerizing. Having an option for the metal on wood sound would be next level. I'm guessing this is Computer generated?

[@jordonbrown8425]

Huh, neat, might make a good screensaver.

[@patmanrob]

It would. Thank you.

[@anewman]

wallpaper engine... lets... go

[@soupbowl6028]

@@patmanrob​​⁠No, Thank you

[@darlingnemesis]

one of the best videos on the internet, hands down

[@patmanrob]

Wow, Thank you.

[@lyktemannen1888]

This is hands down, the most satisfying video I've ever seen.

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@SergeantExtreme]

"Not real it's animated in Blender". Geez, and here I was racking my brain thinking that the table had got to be rocking back and forth in order to achieve that motion. Graphics have gotten so good that it's getting easier and easier to fool me.

[@Mandorle21]

Use your brain a little bit, there could be a slight inclination of each "valley" where every single balls roll, all pointing to the center. You could do this in real life too, even though it would be almost impossible to do it this perfectly, you would need very precise tools to carve the wood and take measuraments, and even then, it would probably only lasts a few seconds. Also, keep in mind that there are a ton of people who can believe to everything, just look at how many people believe that AI art is made by a human. And almost no one reads the description, so I bet a lot of people believe this is real and not CGI.

[@patmanrob]

It doesn't exist but here's an animated simulation of a mechanism that would make it possible if you want to make one. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5C4dH6phtd-Z5Y Thank you.

[@harll5560]

Thank you for uploading this!

[@patmanrob]

No problem! You're welcome.

[@thomasranjit7781]

​@@patmanrobcan it go in this way for ever Sir?

[@somarriba333]

Right click "Loop" and it's seamless and goes on forever.

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@andersonchang0604]

How did the table be made into such accurate shape that can keep 12 balls rolling in 12 straight rails?

[@ShinzEdit]

Probably cause of the electromagnetic waves generated by each of the ball

[@patmanrob]

Electromagnetic effects and simulation. Thank you.

[@HalfBreadOrder]

bro can't tell the difference between real life an

[@maroonjacketdkid08]

Blender

[@SebHaarfagre]

, like

[@Outboxer001]

I came back after 9 months to watch this again and I know this was going to to be viral one day.

[@patmanrob]

Thank You.

[@soupbowl6028]

@@patmanrob​​⁠​​⁠No, Thank _you_

[@Subhmk23]

We : "MIND BLOWN" NEIL deGress : "WELL That's just........"

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@DROG.]

NO FUN NEIL

[@maximus1992a]

This helps visualize centrifugal forces because the balls are all tangential to the total "circle"

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@bandittrainz401]

This is… EXCELLENT!

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@kushaltiwari4183]

Thank you!

[@patmanrob]

You're welcome!

[@mrdavies09]

Great illusion, reminds me of a radial piston engine.

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@soupbowl6028]

@@patmanrob​​⁠​​⁠No, Thank _you_

[@sethharris813]

Disturbing yet soothing! I love it, I think.

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@aloha67580]

also I appreciate this video

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@soupbowl6028]

@@patmanrob​​⁠​​⁠No, Thank _you_

[@ppmv4285]

This is beautiful. This is art. I can mentally hear the calming sound of each ball bearing rolling along the wood, growing louder and then quieter with each "rotation."

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@BharathRamMS]

Wow! Simply loved this video!

[@patmanrob]

Thank you

[@MyFiddlePlayer]

@@patmanrob I'm curious how many tries it took to start the balls rolling with exactly the right timing.

[@koolerstream921]

@@MyFiddlePlayer Not as many as you might think, considering it is a simulation :)

[@SebHaarfagre]

@@koolerstream921 Thank you.

[@soupbowl6028]

@@patmanrob​​⁠​​⁠No, Thank _you_

[@GregorioTavarez-qb2qd]

This is a perfect example of how terrance howard said, "straight lines dont exist" only curved lines do like a circle shown here.

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@SamAceRothstein]

It looks so realistic, I actually thought it was real until I noticed the balls were not losing momentum

[@TayWoode]

I was wondering how they set them off so perfectly as well

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@Gulsharr]

I love watching this, it's oddly satisfying. I'm just loving to watch it again and again

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@soupbowl6028]

@@patmanrob​​⁠​​⁠No, Thank _you_

[@SidMan-uy6ix]

With all the brain rot on KZbin lately this is a sigh of relief. Thanks Rob😊 btw imagine if this were done on a larger magnitude scale

[@48956l]

thank you

[@patmanrob]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@TruthSurge]

yeah, you probably remember that Spirograph thing from like the 70s or whenever? Yeah, it's basically angles of the circle. looks crazy on the whole but makes sense.

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@TruthSurge]

@@patmanrob I'm curious though... is that a 3D animation? I'm thinking that it must be because of the seemingly lack of drag/friction affecting the balls because in reality, they'd be slowing down and most likely going out of sync on a wooden surface like that. Let me know and thanks!!!

[@DennisKovacich]

@@TruthSurge, It says in the description that it was animated in Blender.

[@TruthSurge]

@@DennisKovacich oh, I didn't read the desc. sorry! I guessed it was an animation but didn't bother to read. :(

[@mariejackson3212]

Fascinating!

[@patmanrob]

isn't it? Thank you.

[@ivanp7]

I've never suspected such things could be!

[@soupbowl6028]

@@patmanrob​​⁠​​⁠It is, Thank _you_

[@TheRandomizerYT]

I read all 315 comments (yet), and I can confirm this absolute madman replies to every single one of them. Looking forward to your reply, and hoping to have more of a communication than just a single reply :) *Warning : The following passage can be understood only by those who have read almost EVERY single comment. Viewer discretion is advised.* 😂 Also, regarding one of your replies, don't worry the bubble won't burst... This video is gonna get a lot more views and you will be tired commenting 😉 Also thanks for that tutorial link on how to do this. Absolutely fabulous. Thank you and welcome good sir, cheers to a little extra dopamine to the both of us 🎉

[@patmanrob]

I mostly Ctrl+V unless a comment in reply is neccessary. This bubble has to burst, it's literally 10 second animation of silver balls. Thank you.

[@TheRandomizerYT]

Short videos like these are more memorable. Also, KZbin has a massive tendency to roll out such videos into recommendations frequently, so you're in luck mate ;)

[@SebHaarfagre]

_"How 10 seconds of Blender balls and KZbin's algorithm made me say "Thank you" 10 000 times per day"_ - An autobiography by Sir Patman "Blender" Rob The Grateful IV of Circleton

[@soupbowl6028]

@@patmanrob​​⁠​​⁠No, Thank _you_ Also, This video is so much more than just a ball rolling simulation. Good day.

[@redithicus]

Man this is so satisfying, i love optical illusions.

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@dougmackenzie5976]

This is, basically, the concept by which a radial engine works.

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@slayerorsmoothgroov3376]

what is this a 3d render I love how clean it is but I doubt getting them all accelerated at the right angles all at perfect time is even possible

[@evanb8495]

Yeah you'd need to relase them simultaneously with a frame or similar and you'd probably only get a couple of clean passes before they all collide. I'd need to see the "making of" before I think this is anything other than a render!

[@slayerorsmoothgroov3376]

@@evanb8495 I thought of that with a frame, but they are all moving in different straight lines on a circle, so moving them with a frame would be very hard

[@EliasHasle]

​@@slayerorsmoothgroov3376 You could hold them in a circular frame that is swiveled around by a simple mechanism (like my Kenwood kneading machine) in the exact motion that the balls are supposed to have, then release them simultaneously by lifting the frame.

[@my3dviews]

@@EliasHasle The problem is, the the ones near the middle wouldn't roll as far as the ones close to the edges and it wouldn't make a circle for very long. They will just all stop quickly in the middle when they start to collide.

[@EliasHasle]

@@my3dviews If the frame were rotating around an axis orbiting another axis, like in a kneading machine, then (if all parameters were adjusted right) the balls near the middle would start out faster than the more peripheral ones. But energy dissipation would still be a problem, of course.

[@extremlylongnamethatyouwon1358]

Feels excellent, thank you

[@patmanrob]

You're welcome!

[@SebHaarfagre]

@@patmanrob It clearly says he's _extremlylongnamethatyouwon1358_

[@upload8259]

Bros i feel like in 6 years or smt this vid is just gonna go viral all of a sudden

[@patmanrob]

See you in six years. Thank you.

[@_LBH_]

See you in 5 years and 3 months. Thank you.

[@soupbowl6028]

@@patmanrob​​⁠​​⁠No, Thank _you_

[@ARockRaider]

one half of my brain "so nice!" other half of my brain "nope, looks freaky"

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@nerdy8644]

This feels like something that would be uploaded 16 years ago by someone with a default pfp and randomly blows up now

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@alanoudalforaidi-qf8rq]

When i see these kind of pendulum videoes for some reason my mind is immedietely focused on it😌

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@soupbowl6028]

@@patmanrob​​⁠​​⁠No, Thank _you_

[@wieldylattice3015]

You don’t actually spin me right round baby, right round, it’s an illusion baby, right round, round round!

[@patmanrob]

I started singing that in my head half way through reading it. Now it's an ear worm! Thank you.

[@soupbowl6028]

@@patmanrob​​⁠​​⁠Tis’ pretty catchy, Isn’t it? Thank _you_

[@otaking3582]

I've seen this optical illusion used in Mario Maker levels, but never in a real world setting before. Cool!

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@chiricuttcomepapt5100]

This is like a visual poem about the cosmos. Fantastic relationship between straight and curved thinking!

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@kamalkrishnabaral]

Good video man. No clickbait.

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@Code_299]

You're welcome

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@wisemanoftheearth]

Lol 💀

[@bombintheseeinq]

hi we’re dad

[@SebHaarfagre]

@@bombintheseeinq Who's "We're Dad"?

[@soupbowl6028]

@@patmanrob​​⁠​​⁠No, Thank _you_

[@albertcheeni]

One of the best videos I've ever watched on KZbin ❤❤ Im intrigued. How come none of them are clashing.

[@patmanrob]

Geometry and mathematics Thank you.

[@4ztt363]

Absolutely wonderful. Love from Russia

[@patmanrob]

Спасибо

[@mrb7094]

This will blow your mind but all the stars and planets are moving in a straight line too... You've just got to jump a spacial dimension

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@babbisp1]

The best part is that this video was cut to work as a loop. Turn on "Loop video" in "Additional settings" and see.

[@patmanrob]

Good, isn't it? Thank you.

[@shaffafnizzami5601]

So satisfying to watch the balanced rhythm

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@ericwelsh4853]

Also, notice that the individual balls are not moving at constant velocities. The "circle" is only possible if the balls have sinusoidal motion.

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@rudetoy8264]

All I can think of is what a remarkable workmanship of that wooden table is!

[@patmanrob]

It's not real but if you want to make one Here's the mechanism kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGa2hHeNqMuoidE Thank you.

[@orangehazzy.8286]

It feels so weirder seeing it in real life, i thought it'll break the illusion

[@patmanrob]

It's not real, it's animated. Thank you.

[@DmytroTitov]

- How many times did you watch this video? - Yes.

[@patmanrob]

Lots. Thank you.

[@gamermaxx]

this is the type of video to get recommended to hundreds of millions of people in 8 years

[@patmanrob]

I hope so. Thank you.

[@galaxiastyles]

This made me happy, both the video and how wholesome the comments are.

[@patmanrob]

Pleasant doesn't need unpleasant to exist for contrast, it can all be pleasant. Thank you.

[@YrayZ]

Such a great video! No hate/sarcasm. Just a curious question. How many people you greeted “thank you” everyday and how much time did you spent?

[@patmanrob]

Thank you. Between 10 - 20 people in 2 - 3 minutes. Except when one video went crazy, then it took a month to catch up.

[@LightstarTheKirbytuber]

This, I really love this! It's so perfect! ❤❤❤ :D

[@patmanrob]

Thank you so much!!

[@LightstarTheKirbytuber]

You're welcome, @@patmanrob!! ❤️✨️ :D

[@ovalwingnut]

I had a ball watching this. I had to circle back and watch it again. Thank you.

[@patmanrob]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@indianajonesprincessleia]

The only problem…the clip needs to be longer. I was genuinely disappointed when it ended.

[@patmanrob]

Here's a hour kzbin.info/www/bejne/rp6ZamefbcyMo7s Thank you.

[@arthurnaut-1]

EVERYONE THIS IS IMPORTANT, IT LOOPS!

[@patmanrob]

Thank you.

[@pandora6160]

I love how he always responds to comments with "Thank you."

[@patmanrob]

You're welcome. and Thank you.