Mechanical Principles (1930) by Ralph Steiner [4min selection]

This is my favorite 4min selection of a larger work by Ralph Steiner. The original was silent, and the DVD had it set to classical music. I have swapped the audio for an electronica/industrial track by 3 Liquid Hz - Little Boy.
Favorite movements:
@ 1:16 - counter mechanism
@ 2:55 - normal gears, but cut to engage on diagonals
@ 3:37 - SQUARE GEARS!
@ 3:41 - variable speed transfer
@ 3:46 - rotary to linear action with a 4 tooth cog
Several users have commented that these gears may be on display at The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, IL.

[@technoeevee6969]

The thing people don't realise about the gear wars, is that it was never really about the gears at all.

[@tommyjohson3193]

That dang gear war again

[@get-the-lead-out.4593]

then what was it about

[@hamsacc]

Is it weird that I understood the reference

[@bored.in.california2111]

Oh geez man

[@josephwasson5238]

kala captain k e k

[@JayV688]

You know what really grinds my gears? Not knowing what these specific mechanisms are powering or moving or what task is being performed by them.

[@legogenius1667]

"Grinds my gears" Very on-topic 😅

[@johnmorgan4368]

I think the one at 3:17 might be a rotary phone.

[@Nickelodeon81]

A robot.

[@maltipoomadness8807]

They are obviously powering the musicmathron

[@hinkeltwister7311]

I think it's just a place where they showcase different types of gear systems. It's just for showing it and teaching people instead of something real, but for a few sustems I'd really like to know the use case!

[@openscholar9908]

I've been in industrial maintenance and repair for over 20 years and I still can't get enough of this stuff. Something is either wrong or right with my brain.

[@ogarnogin5160]

I am a retired machinist. Making gears is like a trade in it's self ,

[@jimswordsnchords1759]

Yes. It's an art form.

[@mauricedorreboom5388]

@@jimswordsnchords1759 The word "Art" was on my mind the whole time. I would definately visit a museum having this on display. Maybe it is the Autist in me (like watching a wasmachine while it is working), but it was really relaxing for me. What the purpose was of these gears is not that important for me. I still got a ton of LEGO, maybe gonna build something myself.

[@yousorooo]

geargasm!

[@rapucha6295]

sprocketulation

[@dmonkeyluffy62]

cumshafts

[@FullyAdamatic]

1:02

[@rajaspydey]

Mastergeartion

[@harrisonsaunders4117]

Luffy Monkey camshaft!

[@antoniopineno205]

KZbin at 4 am: Heres a video of weird ass mechanisms Me: *agressively clicks video*

[@bigpompano1659]

3:41 is what we all came here for

[@VertikalDesign]

That one and the one right after it are my favorites! I actually have come to hate the one at @2:55 because it gets the most comments and seems to catch the eye of n00bs who don't understand that it actually doesn't do anything other than look cool, but nevertheless they want to argue about it.

[@bossolo7582]

@@VertikalDesign you have no fantasy

[@jets8991]

Nailed it

[@TheEmeraldMenOfficial]

VertikalDesign it’s cool looking though! It was used in a fake Doctor Who intro a while back I liked, along with most mechanisms near the end like the square gears, the oval and round one where the round one moved back and forth, the spiral shaped gears, etc... P.S. I know nothing about mechanics so don’t murder me for lack of knowledge.

[@cobre7717]

@@TheEmeraldMenOfficial the oval gears give a variable speed. The shaft rotation rpm changes as the teeth move farther away from the center line of the shaft.

[@CinemaTablet]

It's necessary to view this video, occasionally.

[@Trowo]

Watching this second time. Edit: now at least 3rd time!

[@johnmorgan4368]

Some parts are very eccentric.

[@crookedfingaz1]

Bout 10 viewings dont know if it's the music or the hypnotic engineering

[@parisimperatorul]

Why lol

[@dovaairsoft4956]

I'm never watching this video again

[@evvync]

... must... end... the... random KZbin Video spree...

[@bored.in.california2111]

4 years later and still going.

[@AtlasReburdened]

Legend has it that EvVyNc hasn't blinked to this day.

[@execration_texts]

Another fallen brother... RIP

[@Nirotix]

But you still have lathe woodworking, cnc machining, high voltage switch gear and industrial shredders to view! Than there's my favorite, smoking & bbq video's, which just leads to me eating 2 pizza pops and going to bed.

[@wojciechmuras553]

Mission failed, we'll get'em next time.

[@94XJ]

I've always enjoyed the oddly shaped gears for variable speed operations and such. Just shows how you can make any movement starting with a circular motion from a motor.

[@daviddahl83]

Even a bowel movement?

[@AssistantCoreAQI]

@@daviddahl83 Peristaltic Pump Moment.

[@josephastier7421]

@@daviddahl83 Set up the gears of a powerful machine incorrectly and yes.

[@stevedoetsch]

The physical forms translating into rhythms in this video just blew my mind. This mechanics used are so old, yet I know nothing about them in this digital age. Absolutely amazing!

[@andrewwilson8317]

Hypnotic and beautiful.

[@princecybrox]

+Andrew Wilson , i totally agree. i was moving with the gears.

[@PaperNeutrino]

Strangely powerful video. Excellent choice of soundtrack.

[@johannfowl8653]

This is one of my favorite videos ever, I even watch this when I'm sad lol It fascinates me how simple mechanisms can create a wide variety of movements that can be useful in so many ways.

[@laskartrece]

Wow!! The music is perfect. They melt together.

[@hanh2122011]

+laskartrece Do you have the name of these sounds, Sir?

[@Samorsomething]

3 Liquid Hz - Little Boy It says so in the description.

[@BenMcKenn]

You could say they... mesh together

[@thedaydreamer6027]

Check "Geistform - Frame Dragging" :D

[@SecretPesch]

I was just thinking "what a weird soundtrack"

[@yuanzhao5593]

My two year old couldn't stop watching it. This is the best gear video despite being 90years old!

[@captainplanet999]

how the HELL could anyone dislike this? that was nerdily beautiful!

[@MR-nl8xr]

captainplanet999. Because it's misleading

[@richardgates7479]

Do you mean the title is misleading? Because that's actually the name of the original video. But thanks, your comment perfectly illustrates the reason for the down votes.

[@MR-nl8xr]

Richard Gates. Yes. You don't just put up a video of anything with it's principles as a title without NOT explaining anything.

[@richardgates7479]

+Max R I don't believe you're that gullible; it is the actual title and not misleading at all. I do believe that people will vote down for a dumb reason. But at least you made a comment about it.

[@MR-nl8xr]

Richard Gates. Hello, a title should be a representation of whatever its for or from, that's got nothing to do with gullibality. False advertising is a crime for a reason, because we all understand that a title is suppose to be close to what its for; in itself, or else its false.

[@TheLivingDeadOne]

I've seen some of these mechanisms over the years,. I love taking things apart. I love the gears and playful manipulation they produce. Great video!

[@TennesseeArborist]

2:01 makes me want a new car. I'm thinking Mazda

[@NorthGeorgiaOutdoors]

+Gabriel Thompson Haha got that Wankel fever.

[@NorthGeorgiaOutdoors]

+Gabriel Thompson Haha got that Wankel fever.

[@lotus483]

+Gabriel Thompson A boner that requires high maintenance.

[@heinies_hobbies]

+Lo2us hahaha! ZING!

[@levonh.378]

+Gabriel Thompson here comes the rotary engineeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@CauselessGrace]

1:31 This is my bliss right now...thank you

[@johannfowl8653]

One day, 7 years ago, I was very sad. It was almost this day of the year, funny thing. Then I watched this and became happy instantly :D

[@tylerknighton9667]

This video feels like a long adult swim commercial.

[@VertikalDesign]

yes! If it was cut short and we hid {AS} in there somewhere it'd be perfect. The music would need to be a bit more ethereal, though.

[@muralijkmenterprises5386]

@@VertikalDesign super excelant

[@ammokaygaming]

Perfect selection of music, imho. And the scenes are legendary. A pleasure to watch and listen.

[@princecybrox]

I think in deep inside we all love this machines.thank you so much for posting this, i just loved it. it was like i want it more.

[@kirby9759]

Was this recommended to anybody 10 years later? (also, PLEASE read the rest of this comment before replying) edit 1 (6/6/2020, 2:38 PM central time, USA): As in, when this video was posted onto KZbin, not when it was first created back in 1930

[@oskarboman9308]

Hi

[@stiky5972]

Yeah

[@Andrew-4849]

Hi kirby!I love you❤️

[@ldnmc_official]

Yep

[@Sauce.714]

Nah I searched for this video

[@ra1ajw]

Огромный респект ЧЕЛОВЕКУ, который сделал это клип!!!!!!

[@Ruiluth]

I've seen some of these at work in Stephenson and Franklin Poppet valve gear for steam locomotives. Living in the digital age, it's fascinating seeing the mechanical machines of the industrial revolution.

[@03Venture]

Amazing! Thanks for finding and sharing this video.

[@m4rv1n69m4rt14n]

This is hypnotizing and I don't really need to get stoned to get sucked into it. It's freakin' awesome!!!

[@judgejd]

Only the mechanical minded can appreciate what is happening here. This video is quite enlightening and reminiscent of my days in school. Could give some ideas on ways to solve a few problems for those who care to look.

[@dasdda5898]

This is very mesmerizing. All the presicion and smoothness

[@BabaNawid]

It is awesome, many thanks for sharing!

[@roadrunnerblink]

I think I just learned more in 4 minutes than I did in my entire first year of Mechanical Engineering at University.

[@spamy6661]

Almost beautiful how they work!

[@rajkiran5490]

Majority of mechanisms shown in video are based on cams and followers.

[@anonemus4851]

Holy moly...that was down right hypnotic, engaging, entertaining, relaxing yet motivating, beautiful and intriguing. Now if I could just find a relationship that worked like that I would be set.

[@medviation]

surprisingly satisfying to watch!

[@bagelboi66]

My dreams are full of this

[@winky498]

If anybody was wondering, this ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGW6cmSdmK59n9E ) is the full version of "Mechanical principles" by Ralph Steiner The version of it here starts at 5:13 and ends at 9:28, about half-ish of the full version

[@diogopinto6039]

dude why is it so satisfactory to watch>???? why im so addicted??? BRO WHYYYY

[@redghost6386]

this is the best thing I've ever seen!

[@Henrix1998]

2:55 wow

[@icos13]

For me it is also impresive . I wonder what for it is used instead of normal gears?

[@laurean5998]

@@icos13 absolutely nothing, it is bigger, heavier and a hell of a lot weaker than just using normal gears and offers no advantage at all.

[@supersonictumbleweed]

@@laurean5998 actually it's something used where perpendicular force driven by torque to the teeth would be too great. It's a way to increase the contact surface without making the gears triple it's width (depth)

[@laurean5998]

@@supersonictumbleweed Why would the contact surface be bigger than that of a normal straight cut gear with the same diameter and tooth width? Do you have a link? Im pretty sure there is 0 torque applied to the teeth of gears, only radial and tangential (and axial in helical gears) forces resulting in or out of a torque in the shaft. Do you mean this can somehow reduce the radial force? That just makes no sense, you'd have to change your teeth to do that.

[@ClassierAunt]

Impractical gears

[@MPBrogan91]

I could watch this for hours

[@blast144]

Bruh, the music is incredible!

[@SheldenCaudill]

This is AMAZING!!!

[@alexa.davronov1537]

Relaxing as fuck.

[@alexa.davronov1537]

Goddamn I run into this video again.

[@SGManiac1255]

I feel like this is a kind of beauty that is all but lost today. Don't get me wrong, electronics have done wonders for us, but there is a kind of mesmerizing hypnotic-ness to mechanical motion.

[@hamsacc]

Nah, look at polychaets, even more mesmerising

[@bobxdole]

I taught myself how to power-nap/fall asleep quickly with this video. Kudos

[@flainYT]

this is just beautiful.

[@ZeroMass]

Think I will begin each day watching this : )

[@zhangliubao]

TunedCavityLasers i'll end each day by watching this...@_@

[@christopherjohnson4255]

+TunedCavityLasers must you actually need a video to remind yourself how repetitive your life is? ;)

[@selin8912]

+TunedCavityLasers why?

[@ZeroMass]

Luis Duran Clever mechanics always inspire.

[@ysfadhil]

2 years has passed, do you still watch this one?

[@lazyrrr2411]

Like something out of Fritz Langs' METROPOLIS 🏭🔨🔩🔧 Molech!

[@clickityclak6111]

Exactly what I was thinking!

[@Raptorman0909]

@@clickityclak6111 -- Same here...

[@Bobbybhawsar2001]

Seems as if we are going backwards in time...the obsession and creativity with gears keeps increasing as time goes by. Really happy to see this though🔥

[@MisterWestbam]

Nice to share the classics! :) Very good!

[@englandstillhasit]

That is awesome extremely clever but also simple. Every clip I just imagined the machine around them. But some mech blew me about like the tumbling gears almost looking like ther falling over. Also the oblong gears I never thought that would work but someone thought to put a spring in. Wow. Mechano wasn't really around my childhood much but I'll be sure my kids play with it. When their not wrighting code as homework for the school to build phone apps and games for extra income. Which I do think will happen if not already I know primary school kids are already being taught it but not sure if the schools have started profiting some how from it.

[@elchubusoficial394]

(I'm in highschool) I love the looks of mechanical engineering because of how anti intuitive these things are, and also have no idea what's happening, can't wait to study mechanics !!!!

[@badabingbadaboom9251]

This is beautiful

[@somewhereone]

beautiful video!

[@jobfernandez9274]

I liked the part where there are gears

[@Gearz-365]

Anything with gears is amazing

[@drehbein1352]

Really, I prefer the part where there's rotation

[@aisonaison2877]

музло супер, подобрано в тему, загадочные механизмы потихоньку работают в своих коробочках....

[@julius2538]

This is by far the most satisfying video on KZbin

[@giuseppedimauro4386]

Absolutely amazing

[@greyhunter3271]

I feel like ive joined a cult and wasn't told after watching this.

[@kumar-jatin-2000]

Welcome

[@lethean1757]

Came here from a mechanical wristwatch blog xD

[@Gendalf_white]

Очень успокаивает

[@bricadabroc6142]

Very beautiful movements !

[@trywarez]

I find it very fascinating to watch.

[@mehtanikhar4813]

3:50 I saw that one in anime , Dr.Stone It's really cool

[@_____krejzolwariat7596]

Me too

[@imthebitternessnoonewantsb3935]

Ha candy machine...

[@machinerydoctor]

34 years in my trade i've seen most of these in action , some are just the Escher's of the mechanical gallery

[@blueonblueracingnova]

Very very cool video . Those square gears were awsome

[@AyoubitoBouhachmoud]

That's really amazing !

[@guillermodominguezdelafuen2730]

Not a single person in the planet: KZbin: Hey, let me recommend you this...

[@hanh2122011]

This video reminds me about LIMBO.

[@fatalgaming847]

hanh2122011 FINALLY! Someone else has played that game.

[@Kostaki05]

Ayyy an old favorite! I loved that game

[@GaneshmanLamathinker]

Excellent.Thanks for sharing knowledge,.

[@TheTonyMcD]

That was beautiful!

[@adrianbik3366]

*Physics teacher:* The exam isn't really that confusing... *The exam:* 3:16

[@ryo-kai8587]

Awesome design! A brief pause, followed by a brief period of high speed, follow by a long period of low speed. All achieved through ingenious piece design! I'm sure it's hard to think of initially, but it actually isn't really that confusing once you break it down :D _(The timing appears to be 25% pause, 25% fast, 50% slow - or roughly 0.425s pause, 0.425s fast, 0.85s slow over its approximate 1.7 second cycle)_

[@neizanmendez6317]

Wow, it has a big quality considering it was recorded on 1930

[@johbsmith5631]

Awesome! And mind-chilling! )

[@inayathahad4985]

Really a best stress reliever.

[@georgebrian3343]

My mind says "Why the hell I'm watching this." but I keep and cant stop watching.

[@pavel31782]

Сначала думал что это механизмы больших часов, оказалось просто рай перфекциониста

[@ur_pilot_4_2day82]

this is so mesmerizing

[@lyderhorn]

The world needs more videos like this one... well done, well f****** done

[@JasonJason210]

2:02 is my favourite.

[@Sebastiangamingroblox]

1:55 like a circle in a tube or something

[@Sebastiangamingroblox]

2:02 the same except it’s a triangle and not moving

[@Sebastiangamingroblox]

2:09 iphone gear ?

[@sSPACEBALLSs]

2.55 ok that fucked my mind

[@lulle9032]

Yes mine too!

[@9767Music]

this video was my childhood, i watched this when i was about 5, i really liked it and i still like it, fascinating!

[@renatobritto4096]

I stumbled on this looking for a very especific mecanism while moderately high. It's unbelievable how nice this feels.

[@circusmime]

I'm watching this high asf and I'm rethinking all life decisions

[@7th_dwarf542]

I wonder if all of these mechanisms were used in practice. Some of them look quite strange for me to see their practical use.

[@VertikalDesign]

+muffel91 Quite of few of them were used for specialty applications, like timing and counting, but very few of these would be good for power transmission. And there are several in the video that are completely impractical, other than looking damn cool.

[@MrJgstoner]

Yeah I only saw maybe, like two or three that were just mechanical thought experiments. Most of the ones involving the Reuleaux which I think was a popular curiosity at the time

[@Kylian381]

u ever seen a old clock from the inside?

[@MrJgstoner]

you ever seen a grown man naked?kylian wesbeek

[@Kylian381]

+Kevin um...

[@Terpster77]

I LOVE THIS VIDEO ITS SO SATISFYING

[@baseera6532]

Amazing stuff, 2019!

[@John73John]

1:38 Wait, they had Fidget Spinners in the 1930's?

[@halpmeamcringe1538]

John73 John **fills gun magazine with bullets and puts in in gun** *always has been*

[@tanviranzum646]

Anyone in october 2020?? Btw..why youtube recommended me this after 11 years!!!???

[@Skibidy_rizzler_]

No

[@bengunn3698]

Ingeniuos! Some designers have a great talent.

[@SimonSays019]

Very nice video, with a good choice of background music!

[@egorsokovoi9572]

Видео реально вставляющее !

[@user-vj7vw5yz6w]

До сих пор так и дейсствует . ПША

[@justinlynn]

These gears are, to the best of my ability to research, are located in or around the green stairwell of the museum of science and industry in Chicago. As far as I know, they're Borg-Warner gear assemblies from the circa 1933 century of progress fair in Chicago Borg-Warner exhibit. However, I am unable to find photographs of said installation online.

[@Fabrosi54]

You're right. I have visited that museum and seen them for myself. You can actually turn them yourself with a crank or watch them move electronically

[@timmyaol5071]

The Boston Museum of Science has all those gears in the Clark Collection. They used to have an entire wall of them. Now they only display one or two at a time mixed in with other exhibits. You can find pictures if you Google it.

[@thehighway69]

So much satisfaction in one video!

[@adrienperie6119]

I could watch this for days on end.

[@roshinmanoj446]

I GOT THIS RECOMMENDED TODAY😅.. AND SO DID YOU..

[@imnotvladimirputin]

I didn't. Good guess though!

[@TheWinnieston]

What machinese use these? I really want to see these in every day application!

[@Oneisenough04]

Amazing

[@stevenking2980]

Love this, mechanical genius!