Marble machine 1 in action

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Video of my first wooden marble machine in action

[@5arl1nt3_Is_Everywhere]

I remember watching this over and over again when I was just 6 years old. Today I'm 19 and this video is still fascinating.

[@Lumakid100]

Facts. This was my literal childhood.

[@dankusoonyt7473]

Same

[@_LLiinn]

REAL!!

[@alex46215]

the video that started me watching your channel...

[@KarinaLopez-pj5xs]

Alex Jones one of his vid make me watch his vid

[@KarinaLopez-pj5xs]

Sorry

[@bensons999]

The xylophone effect is really nice.

[@BondoFox]

That looks *almost* like an almost exact copy (as I remember it) of ZAC at the Zippo Museum in Bradford, PA. That -- and this -- are amazing and mega-cool!

[@matthiaswandel]

This one really isn't something you'd build by plans. I do have plans for my marble machine 3 though.

[@gypsydreamer09]

i have a colection of about 469 marbels! and if i have that and i put my marbels in that, it would go on forever!

[@ABusFullOfNuns9]

Sounds like something Willy Wonka would have in his factory

[@tegolin]

I could watch this for hours. Just have it in my room when I'm doing anything.

[@tobedetermined4180]

These machines resemble the people in the mall during Christmas season 🤣

[@Vice4D]

I love the sounds the device makes.

[@Mr360Games]

thats so kewl lol

[@jake-yy9bc]

10 years ago first reply holy shit

[@josedcarrillo24]

Hey

[@dubsaloon]

That is ingenious how the marble are fed.

[@BigFellaGoose]

dear santa...

[@zeikjt]

defenitely those musical parts are what makes this awesome! :D

[@tameo64]

nice work! seriously i was dreaming of a machine like thate for a long time.. and there it is!

[@cunnicutta]

i find the tinkling sound fun :) i wish i was this smart and patient

[@ultimatelighting]

is this your first one?!? wtf that's awesome!

[@stop4stuff]

Awesome machine and website write-up!

[@darken27]

Whoa... Lol, this reminds me of Pipe Dream by Animusic. XD He should make one to play a full song!

[@HakureiRyuu]

@Teddy015 it's not perpetual motion, electricity runs the motor that lifts the marbles. if the engine was turned off, the motion would stop, so it's not perpetual. still awesome to watch though. =D

[@jbrun009]

If I were to do this, I'd make it play a song. Cool video

[@giax5296]

なにこれ！ビー玉持ち上げる機械以外全部勝手に動いてる？！ すげーほしいｗｗ

[@dflatminor]

yes there is i have one in my basement. my sister invented it when she was 14. Now we don't need to pay our electricity bills because the machine does all the work

[@summerinthewind]

Its like society and we are the marbles in a complicated system where we just keep moving forward and forward until we have fufilled our role in the great machine.

[@matthiaswandel]

Follow the link in the description for the answer.

[@tessabianca]

I love the sound it makes!

[@MufinMcFlufin]

That's a good joke As soon as someone discovers "free energy" they're going to slap a price tag on it.

[@vancouverizer]

the pump looks very smooth, and so simple, very beautiful work there, thanks for sharing the details on that section

[@WatanukiProductions]

I was hoping you would explain by what means they were propelled in such a unique manner.

[@BarelyxBeating]

it reminds me of a busy New York ! or a highway . (: that is amazing & i love the sound it makes .

[@FleshTraktor]

Unbelievable! I envy your abilities!

[@MedicalChew]

It's so busy it sounds like a full assembly line!!!

[@matthiaswandel]

Your computer has this cup holder that opens and closes. Try putting the money in there.

[@T4nm4y]

@dab saloon I know right, this guy is amazing!

[@maximelearning]

It reminds me of hail falling on a slate roof ... so relaxing. :D

[@matthiaswandel]

look at the middle of the thumbnail for the video. Couldn't be more obvious than that!

[@matthiaswandel]

Because you would not pay $2000 for it. Sorry, but nobody factors in how much time it takes.

[@dhhs91]

Why am I still watching these???

[@dannymosquito]

Thats excellent mate!! Well done....

[@reck101101]

o m f g when I saw this...totally awesome, I wish I could make this thing too

[@matthiaswandel]

A lot, and making it again and again is no fun. I quoted somebody $2500 to build another copy of marble machine 2 once. Problem is, the guy was actually willing to pay that much. When I looked at all the other things I was already working on, I realized even at that price, I couldn't do it.

[@theLemblem]

i am shocked it reloads itself awesome!

[@Hypastpist]

is this considered perpetual motion if we leave it alone forever?

[@matthiaswandel]

It grows on trees, you know.

[@_Snowflame]

"Obsessed" is a word the lazy invented to describe the dedicated.

[@uNkNowN5642]

so many marbles! how many were there in all?

[@treanyo]

U ARE A FREAKING WOOD GENIUS!!!!!!!!!

[@vitruvian8807]

You built this? Very cool.

[@matthiaswandel]

Well, start by finding an very skilled craftsman who is willing to work for $5 per hour.

[@virgo113]

you discovered perpetual energy!!!!!

[@mickjohn16]

your getting electricity and energy confused, the wind turbine requires constant energy from the wind to generate electricity. So it is not free energy, free energy is the idea of getting a wheel to spin forever, and to continue spinning under its own power

[@superflyer991]

This was the first ever video I saw on his channel, I was really mesmerized by his woodworking projects as a kid in the late 2000s.

[@spater91]

That is just sick.. You rule dude

[@Pinoylegend707]

cool :D must have taken a while to make this thing

[@crayonstik]

gravity is the most abundant force there is, and it is after all an accelerating force after all (therefore overcoming whatever momentum loss by friction?) also law of conservation of energy in essence pretty much provides the blueprints and proof for any such device to be/could be created someday (we can always dream haha :D ) sorry, im just a dreamer

[@mirengirl]

why do i feel like your going to be the one to invent rebelling robots and flying cars.......

[@mirmirs]

omg. i want to own lots of marbles now.

[@MrQeadzcwsx]

Cool machine!

[@bubbletanking]

You should make it so your air-powered wooden motor makes this run, then get a low-energy consumption & low-noise vaccum/air compressor/etc :]

[@cingle2004jp]

Wondering when machine gets faulty, but not, great!

[@MrLolman666]

no, they people who make this sell their designs. Its their life XD

[@socalkevinz]

is that "music" coming from the marbles hitting the wood?

[@coxay347]

it does show at the end of the video that it is an electric motor that does it...

[@MotaTAO]

that would be awesome.. perpetual motion.. its fantastic @.@

[@TheAerosmith3]

Thats really coool like no joke dude

[@boliack02]

did you bild that its going to do same thing forever

[@TheRealSpellstar]

it makes that kind of sound that is physically impossible to make but it can

[@joegt123]

Aye, but do you have the thing at home? Tell me then that it puts you in a happy mood XD

[@Mynotoar]

Awesome :P. Just like FlippyCat with marbles!

[@NeoGamemaster]

@GamingReymond How much wood could a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

[@WorldStove]

all of it is super but from 0:50 on it was GRAND!

[@aznminr123]

it sounds almost like one of the rooms in willy wonka's factory

[@fightme135]

Good job, but I like #2 better. #1=4.99/5.#2=5/5.

[@IcarusPrisonerKobold]

The xylophone part makes this all the much better! Well done!

[@electricbolt1806]

I was so into marbles back the. When I was 6 and a half and used to watch this a long time and now I already 15 and found out I watch this before.

[@BeezyKid]

Oh my gosh I want one!

[@CallinWire]

what's more, it was a line only 2 marbles long!

[@pieguy1372]

This is very nice. I like the area where the marble bounces down the pieces of wood and makes sounds. I also like the many different areas it has. 5 stars from me.

[@coondogtheman]

this contraption reminds me of that ball run maching that logan airport in boston had in the lobby and the balls would run on tracks and they would hit different plates and stuff and it made different sounds, does anyone know what that thing is called i saw one on the old show Mr. roger's neighborhood on PBS

[@frankzese]

woodman in action , too

[@citmondo]

i like the part when the marbles went up and down

[@Campingglueck]

Klasse gebaut :)

[@makethedamnlamington]

that would be an awesome toy to buy

[@lightningfirst689]

I'm so glad I remembered the exact name of this video. I might never have found it again otherwise.

[@ntheg]

WHHHYY is the some awesome?? someone please explain my emotions!!!

[@patscott900]

@Quantumosphere exactly my thoughts.

[@berban]

Thank you for explaining how the elevator worked, this saved me many sleepness nights.

[@paulotav2]

that's it! this is not made in china, where they can do 1000 games like this per hour :)) The only way to make money is to sell the project (materials, mesures, etc,) ;) I invented a wood musical instrument myself (look here in PARAFUSOFONE) but the work and time envolved doesent pay off...

[@FokkerBoombass]

Nope, as you can see on the ending, some sort of motor is powering it.

[@randomwithatwist]

wow... you must have a lot of freetime........

[@eyeseedat]

hey likes his wood with rolling balls alot...:D

[@thesodathief]

@Matthiaswandel well great job i love this its so sweet maybe you could se4ll just the bluprints or something instead of the actual things but keep up the good work great video!

[@Dalemoooooon]

thats fucking mad!!! that sound it makes is freaking awsome.

[@relesomk]

P.S. Or music, I like the sounds it makes.

[@GfCommando]

good job!

[@AlyxBailey]

Whoa. Thats SO cool. Also, I realy like the lifting mechanism

[@MoonPhaseHazuki]

it looks like it lasts forever

[@NiallSinky]

is there a point too this machine?

[@TheRocker61]

@MrBoyinthedark yep. thats true. im bored becouse i already watched nearly all marble machines made by him. now what shall i watch?

[@thelamb777]

I was just going to say you created a perpetual motion device, and you BEAT the laws of physics! until :50...Haha...Great work...