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[@SteveMould]

I decided not to get into why perpetual motion isn't possible. Would you like to see a separate video about that? The sponsor is Incogni: The first 100 people to use code SCIENCE at the link below will get 60% offi: incogni.com/science

[@fixwit]

yes

[@g76agi]

I think a lot of people have a basic idea of it, but having its own video couldnt hurt!

[@alinstoi]

Me! I think you have a real talent in explaining complicated things in simple terms. Keep it up!

[@mulgerbill]

I'm up to see your take on the whys, TIA

[@littlebacchus216]

NO! Because it always descends into comment chaos. It comes down to anyone interested already knows why and the people that don't either don't care or actively don't believe why.

[@TechnologyConnections]

Careful, or soon you'll have too many small kitchen appliances!

[@zero-lk2un]

heres the boi

[@ventilate4267]

sounds about right

[@massimookissed1023]

I believe that stuff is called Delaware. It's like Tupperware but just lurks at the back of the cupboard, never to be used again.

[@radiocage]

You can never have too many small kitchen appliances! My air fryers are best friends and both similarly haunted by the same ghost.

[@CrisEdmundson]

HE SAID THE LINE this is the crossover I needed

[@thegameswalker6291]

Now Technology Connections just needs to make a transparent, 2D version of something and KZbin will be complete

[@ashishkumawat6110]

It'll be a "perpetual" colab...

[@jfs0000]

He made a dishwasher with a window that one time

[@herebejamz]

​@@jfs0000Oh my God you're right he's literally already done it!

[@TidalMaster]

Watch it be a heat pump…

[@Samu2010lolcats]

@@jfs0000 It checks for transparent, but fails the 2D part.

[@oldbloke135]

The beauty of this device is that he made the visible components out of such simple materials, wood and steel rails, which automatically disassociate it with tricky electronics. If it had a plastic box base you would immediately suspect that there was something inside it but our general experience is that wood is solid.

[@Talpykaze]

@@thepokergrind No shit sherlock holmes

[@fredriksvard2603]

@@thepokergrindThe point was that we assume wood, unlike plastic, is solid. The poster and everyone else watching the video knows there are electronics in the wooden base.

[@TheTruthKiwi]

@oldbloke135 Good point mate, appreciate you putting it into words. 👍

[@danessip]

“The hardest part about making a perpetual motion machine, is finding where to hide the batteries”. Also loved the Technology Connections references!!

[@angrykermit3192]

And there it is, the same comment copied and pasted in every video about this toy.

[@kirkvilla9781]

​@@angrykermit3192username checks out lmfao

[@VoltisArt]

@@angrykermit3192silly frog, it's not just this toy and the comment is probably older than KZbin. People like quotes, even if they don't know who said them...this is not news.

[@timspiker]

No it's figuring out how to use the electrons already in the air constantly spinning (invisible free energy) and using their rotation to power a device.

[@gabri41200]

@@timspiker Electrons in the air... invisible energy... I think you mean beta radiation and nuclear power, though the former is not free

[@JanStrojil]

The Technology Connections shoutout was spot on. Including the facial expression Alec makes. Made me chuckle. ❤️

[@Stage4000]

Absolutely!

[@r0cketplumber]

I've used the "magic of buying two of them" phrase in front of my wife to her consternation.

[@35manning]

For a second, I was confused and had to double check which channel I was watching. Like, I knew it wasn't Alex, but thought maybe it was a guest host thing or something .

[@ameleri]

XD @TechnologyConnections

[@AlecThilenius]

I've watched so much of both channels that it took my brain a hilariously amount of time to figure out what wasn't right with the image I was seeing lol.

[@The8BitGuy]

I chuckled at the technology connections parody!

[@marblemunkey]

@The8BitGuy I legit laughed at "the magic of buying two of them", and always love seeing you tubers spreading the love. Including you and your fabulous channel.

[@telperion3]

Everyone did. Like, _everyone_

[@-NGC-6302-]

I wasn't fully paying attention at that moment and I was real confused for a second or two

[@protheu5]

You're next, you know? Steve will casually fix some retro computer in the next video as a homage.

[@kameronpeterson3601]

what is this? the crossover episode?

[@braeeee_]

the perfect bounce back into the hole at 1:52 was so satisfying

[@GabbuZ89]

hole in one moment

[@sonibrahmana5814]

The way I like "perpetual motion" stuff is by looking at them as if they're magic tricks. Of course, the scammy side of it is bad, but things like the one on the video is like a magical artwork. It tingles with your logic, and it got you thinking on how it works. It just looks fun.

[@ThePedrobl]

The first Technology Connections bit got me good. But the bloopers, fudging around with the camera remote? That's how you know Steve is a real one 💯

[@Benabik]

I had to check the captions to see if it said "🎶 Perpetually smooth jazz 🎶"

[@t0biascze644]

no because steve doesnt have actual subtitles like Alex, only the YT autogenerated ones

[@iout]

@@t0biascze644 No, Steve does have actual subtitles. But he did forget to include the "adverbly smooth jazz" part.

[@SteveMould]

Have fixed the captions now to reflect TCs videos. All my videos do have human generated captions, but shamefully they're usually not available until a few hours after publication.

[@t0biascze644]

@@iout sorry, when i wrote that comment there were only the ai ones 😓

[@Rubrickety]

That’s almost cruel, given how hard Alec has worked to convince people that his background is _not_ greenscreened. 😂

[@3nertia]

That's what makes the joke *so good* xD

[@ericgoldman7533]

Would have been even more cruel if he had used an animated image so the lava lamp would look like it's doing its thing

[@Spectrumnist]

TechnologyConnections needs to see this, and probably already has.

[@JonathanPaz]

Doubtless he joyfully gave permission and watched in glee

[@rikwisselink-bijker]

@@Spectrumnist Two comment down: @TechnologyConnections 10 hours ago Careful, or soon you'll have too many small kitchen appliances!

[@MarkDice]

It's hilarious seeing people on twitter who believe the device is a breakthrough in "perpetual motion."

[@TheInfamousBertman]

Oh hi, Mark!

[@floivanus]

This has got to be the strangest spot I’ve seen Mark Dice pop up😂

[@orangemaniabrother2232]

Never expected Mark Dice here, I'm not on Twitter to have heard about this, I'm just looking up random thoughts I'm having on KZbin lol

[@ka1ock]

Even if it existed you would still need to extract energy from the system to make anything useful

[@jamesb.russell2942]

Nice to see you here, Mark! Didn't expect it. I still think it might yet be possible, but the patents were seized by glowies long ago.

[@walrus4248]

Thanks for showing how it worked, I thought it was simpler, like voltage on the wires. Such a pretty woodworking job on the product and clever design.

[@ElectroBOOM]

Nice to see inside the thing! When I saw it first time I thought they made a CGI machine.

[@wzdew]

You've been watching too much Captain Disillusion. ;)

[@gianluca458]

Btw Steve Mould did ElectroBOOM's job here. THE RECTIFIER!

[@The_Potionist]

Your comment didn't blow up yet...

[@capivara6094]

I also thought it was CGI. The ball's movement seemed fake/unnatural.

[@sirfer6969]

🤣🤣🤣@@The_Potionist

[@williamn1055]

Glad you enjoyed it! Making the clear one was a blast!

[@seth468]

Cool idea you had there! Have you considered making one using the lorentz force instead, like a little railgun? That would be so freaking cool. All you'd need to do for the rails is make them two separate pieces instead of a loop, and then of course, uh, build the gun part. But railguns for low power applications are actually stupid simple to make. The US Navy is using low(er) power railguns to launch aircraft from the latest generation of carriers, so maybe you could make a themed one?

[@PiousSlayer]

I really like the look of the transparent one.

[@rickymarumade]

thanks william!

[@aarondavis8943]

You do nice work. Thanks for allowing us all to see how it functions 👍

[@acomingextinction]

You did a brilliant job. It looks fantastic!

[@Brasswatchman]

Fascinating! My thanks to both you and William.

[@abaddonarts1129]

It's so cool that it was made like this! I had a similar thought process once I first saw it but had no idea how to verify if it functions like that without getting one myself. Had no idea it was available for purcase!

[@BalugaWhale37]

The Technology Connection references were absolutely delightful. It's fun to think that you enjoy his idiosyncrasies too.

[@nebular-nerd]

As soon as I saw the background I had to chuckle. Loved the cheesy credit sequence as well 😁

[@generalawareness101]

It cracked me up, LOL.

[@erischaos]

I legit started wheezing. The use of TC's description style for the music in the closed captioning - in this case "*painfully smooth jazz*" - was a nice touch.

[@HassanSelim0]

@@erischaos It would've been even better it if said something like "magnetically smooth jazz" (since TC started using adjectives that relate to the topics of the video) 😁

[@erischaos]

@@HassanSelim0 I did think that, but I still give it an A for effort.

[@Ajaykrishna97_]

The toughest part of designing a perpetual motion machine is figuring out how to hide the battery

[@EdgarRoock]

My Overunity Generator doesn't need any battery.

[@thoalfuqar4177]

​@@EdgarRoockyes it doesn't, it runs on electricity from live wires

[@Ajaykrishna97_]

@@EdgarRoock if you can prove it scientifically noble prize awaits for you😂😂

[@troliskimosko]

@@EdgarRoockYeah, it only needs live wires 😂

[@trevorlambert4226]

I'm not sure how you could say this after seeing the engineering that went into this design.

[@tomthompson7400]

Well done William for being a sport ,, and a great video all round , its way more complicated than I imagined.

[@danielriley8784]

The use of Technology Connection's set is A-1 amazing, I love it.

[@jaromir_kovar]

I felt so much childlike joy from that Technology Connections bit and outro. I am still smiling. Well done and thank you, Steve

[@personnel5757]

indeed! XD

[@Vendavalez]

Was not expecting the magic of "buying two of them" would spread to this channel, but was very pleased to see it and the commitment to do the reference justice 😂

[@IHateUniqueUsernames]

I assumed Alec helped out with the background and the template for the credits - since clearly Steve wouldn't steal trademarks (not registered, probably; but these are really good people).

[@ELECTROHAXZ]

Two of them files.electrohaxz.host/file/db57321e7222f4c0b625b4411cb549b6/firefox-v-cu-qr-kg-jw-z.png as CRD would say :)

[@bjohnno1985]

Just saw this thing on Facebook so came to KZbin to find out how it worked. Was so glad to find a Steve Mould video of it!

[@lakaiskates8064]

Interesting! Thanks for taking the time to make this video!

[@WKfpv]

Somehow I felt proud of Alec the moment you said "through the magic of buying two of them". This made my day.

[@LeoStaley]

I've been subscribed to him since his video on flattening the cylinder to invent records.

[@calebrome]

THIS! YES! my heart was so full for him

[@ajsnz]

This first episode of Mouldy Connections was excellent and I look forward to many more.

[@massimookissed1023]

Ah, Mouldy Connections. Like when you find a lost gadget that's had a battery in it for 6 years.

[@TheTonyMcD]

Perfect name!

[@Patrick94GSR]

@@massimookissed1023when I found my original game boy in a box a few years back. Batteries still in it. 😮

[@Mustombrider]

Lol'd at the comment, exactly what i was thinking when i heard the credits music 😄

[@tmuiuocrndqs]

If possible, yes

[@mitchellminer9597]

Marvelously done! Both this vid and the original invention. Wow.

[@CainXVII]

This is beautiful. I could get one just because it's mesmerizing to watch

[@eysteinrset1305]

Alec and Steve need to do a collab or nine where they play around and explain old and weird science experiment apparatuses with high interestingness in excruciating detail. It should be named Mouldy Technology and it will be magnificent! Edit: Forgot a

[@boomergames8094]

Oh, my. Yes!

[@c4sper877]

yussssssssssssssss!!!!!11111oneoneone

[@jpe1]

I will subscribe to this and watch every episode!

[@pollodustino]

Mouldy Connections. And both of them will wear fuzzy green jackets.

[@mikeundcris]

Hey @SteveMould and @technologyconnections, are you reading this? Pleeeeeeeeaaaaase make this happen! :D

[@Andoryuuu]

I laughed so hard at the "Thankfully, through the magic of buying two of them" bit! Oh man, this is the crossover I needed today.

[@Marenthyu]

This made my day!

[@milokiss8276]

He really knows his audience

[@hydrocarbon8272]

I'm still laughing about it! I love watching his disection/explaination/history vids. And he nailed it.

[@FriendlyNeighborhoodNitpicker]

And then the music and outtakes at the end. Brilliant! 😂

[@azmifarhan1257]

The Magic of Buying Two of Them™

[@lrsco]

Really glad you did this vid!

[@frankmayer559]

Just love the way you put parts of Technology Connections in this video. Made me smile 👍🏻

[@cogspace]

It never ceases to amuse me how many other video makers share my love for Technology Connections.

[@austinsloop9774]

The connections set was a fantastic use of the green screen

[@craigejacobs]

Everyone knows Alec's set is just green screen! So a green screen of green screen!

[@jek__]

@@craigejacobs It's actually a television set to display colored boxes behind some open-back box shelves. So it's a kind of screen at least

[@craigejacobs]

@@jek__ I know - it was a joke. Commenters were always saying it was a green screen. I've the tour of his studio, and it's my primary design for the new office I'm working on.

[@johnmartinez7440]

The way the ball that's just been launched back into the holder at the top is usually the one to drop again is quite fascinating.

[@caryrodda]

First time watching one of your videos and I really enjoyed it. Also got a chuckle out of the nod to Technology Connections, another fave channel. So I'm subscribing to your channel too now.

[@KillerSpud]

Wow, that second green screen is extremely well done. The lighting is spot on.

[@randomsomeguy156]

I feel like he's gaslighting us by calling it a green screen

[@juanfp]

@@randomsomeguy156 its an actual green screen, the chair's edge has a bit of green and also on his hair. But its very well done, specially being the first video with it.

[@TheLastSamVimes]

"Through the magic of buying two of them" 😂😂

[@PSNDonutDude]

This slayed me. I don't think I've ever actually laughed at a KZbin video before (I don't laugh easily) but this did it.

[@ZealoustranceTube]

That Technology Connections BG, amazing. Love that channel too!

[@MazerTime]

Thank you! I seen it a bunch of time and they always said it electromagnet, but this is the first time someone explained how they detect the ball to turn it on and off!

[@realityChemist]

Love the Technology Connections reference, it was a fun "Wait, what?" moment Edit: oh shit another one! Nice!

[@paulwright8378]

He should of done a big Clive one to get more laffs😂

[@robinsonlittle6422]

the bounce back in at 1:52 is so satisfying

[@ToyotaCharlie]

someone should make a looping gif out of it

[@aonghusofaolain8686]

Very much It looks like it was going to over shoot after that too

[@popixel]

Thank you! I always wondered how this thing worked.

[@skirwan78]

love the Technology Connections tie in. brilliant!

[@devikwolf]

"And through the magic of buying TWO OF THEM!" got me, magnificent call-out and perfectly executed.

[@DimkaPlotnikoff]

The difference in height on 2:25 is due not only to friction losses. Part of the potential energy converts into rotational kinetic energy of the spinning ball.

[@anonymes2884]

And a part into sound. Energy losses abound. (that's the odd thing about people being taken in by perpetual motion - we all experience the reasons it can't happen all the time, they're just missing that extra step of realisation)

[@codycummings92]

Exactly what I came down to write.

[@Debbiebabe69]

@@anonymes2884 these is probably a tiny amount of EM energy as well, metal against metal.......

[@barneylaurance1865]

And plain old linear kinetic energy - it's going back towards the platform on the left. If it was to be perpetual by being perfectly lossless rather than by free energy that movement would have to be converted back into downward movement somehow at the top.

[@sensorer]

@@Debbiebabe69 which is basically friction, no?

[@lawdawgmon6901]

Love that this technology connection was made.

[@malectric]

Reminds me of the old pendulum clock once used as a time standard in the post office telephone exchange where I once worked. It used a switch to activate an electromagnet to give the swing a a kick every few swings when the amplitude dropped to a specific level.

[@AurumEquus]

I love when some creators make a loving homage to another creator. Yours was really well done.

[@alexmartian3972]

I wonder is if it's endorsed by Tech Connections.The studio looks very close, was it filmed in Tech Con home? Otherwise AFAIK it is called parody if it is by majority vote looks as parody. Otherwise just copycatting?

[@tylerrichardson1671]

​@@alexmartian3972he says (in that clip) that he's using a green screen

[@norwegiansmores811]

yeah i just saw that technology connections reference right now.

[@jacobfalardeau676]

The green screen was done so well that I thought he was in Alec's studio.

[@Cowcow211]

@@jacobfalardeau676 You can just about make out the green around his hair where the interlacing or whatever it's called fails. Pretty sure Technology connections did a video on that.

[@geckoman1011]

The technology connections visual reference was perfect. I enjoy it when my favorite KZbinrs give subtle shout outs like that.

[@year7teacher]

The experience and expertise allow each work more beautiful.

[@jmi967]

Loved the Technology Connections bit. And your ballerina impression

[@Climato]

I love the technology connections play!

[@gabrieletedeschi7744]

I REALLY appreciate that you added "painfully smooth jazz" to the subtitles of the outro! Part of the appeal of Technology Conmections is to discover which kind of smooth jazz it will be this time!

[@myislander]

I did too.... but it should've been "Perpetually Smooth Jazz" imho. :)

[@myislander]

Looks like someone took my suggestion!!!!!!😂

[@michaelhoffmann7428]

As a science teacher, I love this, thanks for the clear and simple explanation!

[@chrisrsherwood]

A great way to display basic magnetism and a simple switching circuit.

[@notenoughmonkeys]

That Technology Connections shoutout made me realise I need to keep tabs on both yours and his videos, and thanks to the magic of subscribing to both of them, I can make that work!

[@aiboffin295]

Penn & Teller do several routines where after performing a magical effect they repeat it using transparent versions of the props involved and every time I see them do it I'm more impressed the second time because I develop an appreciation of the skill and/or preparation involved in the illusion. I have the same appreciation now for this device.

[@geefreck]

I always loved seeing these way more than the actual trick, because I always want to know how it's done. Seeing it is so eye-opening that I always get a thrill!

[@daxhopkins7312]

That's because they only show you the interesting ones. If they showed you how most of magic is done, it'd quite disappointing fir many

[@830927mjki]

@@daxhopkins7312 People say that you are disappointed when you learn how the trick is done. But some tricks get more amazing when you know the secret. Derren Browns Chess Master trick is one of my favorites.

[@jayhafner7152]

I like it better when they "explain" an illusion, and in the process, fool you with an illusion buried in the "explanation "!

[@830927mjki]

@@jayhafner7152 "The closer you look, the less you see" kinda thing?

[@Billytomtom18]

Hi Steve I have watched several of your videos. You are clearly a very talented person. I was a always interested in learning more about unusual things.

[@BxCortez2050]

Knowing how this works only makes it better. ..I luv the clear version also

[@stinkymart3173]

I love the term "perpetual motion simulator." I have an ex whose dad is a "mentalist," basically somewhere between a magician and clairvoyant, but he starts his shows by openly acknowledging you're about to see parlour tricks you could learn on the internet, and criticizing self-proclaimed psychics etc as flagrant shysters. Of course the appeal of his show was he'd been practicing those "parlour tricks" for years and could still leave an amateur wondering how he did it. Always liked that approach Who are you people?! Leave me alone...

[@transorm987]

Huge fan of that approach

[@kriscolvin8377]

Very similar to Penn and Teller's approach to magic. They make it very clear that they are performing tricks that just feel like magic.

[@lw3894]

You dated Banachek’s daughter?

[@BenjaminVestergaard]

I love "magic" even though I know it's "fake". I mean, when performed to perfection it's like watching a violinist or soccer player that has put years of passionate practice into their art. Wonderful approach to tell the audience off the bat that it's all an illusion that simply takes a lot of practice to get to look good.

[@FreakFilms101]

a man of culture I see@@lw3894

[@JoachimVampire]

I can't express how MUCH i LOVED the "technology connections" reference!!!! hahaha!!

[@invisiblekid99]

I’ve had one from William for a while and love it. It’s amazing to watch. Please buy from his and not a cheap knock off as they rarely work. It not cheap but it’s really fun to watch.

[@lengoctuan155]

Thank you so much!

[@user-or4ut2qi3q]

AWESOME TECHNOLOGY CONNECTIONS REFERENCE. NEVER EXPECTED THAT. MY WORLD IS SHATTERED.

[@jdoone]

The ball bouncing directly into the hole at 1:52 is so satisfying

[@invisiblekid99]

I have one of these (From William) and it’s insane to see and happens really quite often.

[@mugmushrooms9845]

That's what she said

[@scruffyuk]

I was about to comment the same thing! So satisfying! :D

[@snoozeflu]

Couldn't the hole just be made bigger or cone shaped so it does this every time instead of rolling around in the tray?

[@arthurdeleu7552]

It seems like due to the direct bounce into the hole, less friction affects the ball before sliding down the slope, so that more energy is preserved when the ball is subsequently sent flying through the sky. The ball clearly seems to overshoot at 1:54 due to that rare event of a direct bounce into the hole. Seems like an unpatched (rarely occuring) design flaw that could be due to the changed material in the transparent design. Sick.

[@fakjbf3129]

I always laugh when I find out various channels I watch also watch each other, though Steve and Alec have similar enough content it’s not that surprising.

[@3nertia]

It seems that [we] nerds all hang out in the same corners of KZbin lol

[@Moe_Posting_Chad]

Its literally the power of friendship.

[@theblackwidower]

Be weirder if we found him drinking Prime.

[@cheekarp2180]

Hats off to William!! 🤩

[@marioromano4039]

Love the tech connections mock...brilliant

[@Michelino_M5]

"Through the magic of buying two of them" had me looking back at the screen with surprise. The background had me laughing my buttocks off. Engineering Connections does deserve the reference, you guys both make excellent videos!

[@Michelino_M5]

Wait, the bloopers sections was even better! Absolute gold right there

[@atsdroid]

@@Michelino_M5 Steve even mimics Alec's physical mannerisms upon catching a mistake, so you know he's a fan paying close attention.

[@DanDeebster]

I immediately turned on the subtitles to see how deep the parody went.

[@choo_choo_]

For some reason I instinctively thought about "thanks to the magic of buying two of them", right before that segment, and lo and behold this dude does that and more. The phrase is so ingrained into my mind with these types of videos that it lives rent free, but never did I expect it to actually happen.

[@albert109]

It was super easy, barely an inconvenience.

[@choo_choo_]

@@albert109 Didn't think a reference needed to be difficult.

[@WhiteRaven___]

​@@choo_choo_Not getting the reference is TIGHT

[@rickcimino5483]

thank you.....I always wanted to know how those things worked

[@faint46]

6:45 Gotta plug in my perpetual motion machine. 😂

[@DK2ez]

The technology connections reference is legit hahaha

[@gibsy4843]

Respect to the maker of the machine for making a clear one to show how it properly works, hes not in for the money, hes making something people will find interesting and will probably stare at for hours, well, that i'll stare at for hours.

[@DavidJamesHenry]

THANK YOU for finding the original creator!!! I couldn't find him anywhere and all the knock offs just use loud motors

[@DavidJamesHenry]

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[@jackalovski1]

A crossover I wasn’t expecting but glad it happened.

[@beridus]

I like how all my favorite tech and science youtubers are aware of each other and watch eachother's content. It feels like one big family in a way lol.

[@noticiasinmundicias]

Yeah, this is what peak TV felt back in the day. Also why I don't subscribe to Netflix et alia

[@jonathangaliano2617]

What are some other good channels? Thanks

[@thebiglebowsky1076]

This just destroyed me believing this worked without a gadget my whole life 😢

[@riveradam]

@@jonathangaliano2617 Veritasium, Technology Connections, Tested (Adam Savage), Tom Scott, WIRED, Sabine Hossenfelder, The Royal Institution, Journey to the Microcosmos, Two Minute Papers, Practical Engineering, Stand Up Maths, Mathologer, Kurzgesagt, Vsauce, Zefrank, PBS Space Time, Perun, 3Blue1Brown, Nerdwriter, Numberphile, Scott Manley, Atomic Frontier, Colin Furze, Sixty Symbols, Smarter Every Day, Corridor Crew, PBS Eons, Paul M. Sutter, Stuff Made Here, World Science Festival (Brian Greene), Steve Mould, Medlife Crisis, The Royal Society, Electroboom, CGP Grey, The Slow Mo Guys, Ling Thusiasm, Dr. Becky.

[@TheEarthCreature]

@@thebiglebowsky1076 Well that goes to show how naive you are.

[@nickm2001]

I have one of these. I mounted it sideways on a constant velocity truck to demonstrate Galilean frames of reference. It works really well!

[@Ole_Rasmussen]

I knew something was up with this thing but I didn't know its name, thanks Steve!

[@ianmason.]

I like the version with the permanent magnet. The rattling back and forth as the ball is trapped is exactly what would happen to *_Wile E Coyote_* if he'd bought a perpetual motion machine from ACME.

[@jeffbuckles]

That's it! I knew it reminded me of _something_

[@TimpBizkit]

I actually think of the road runner when he does a sudden stop and vibrates back and forth like he's on a spring.

[@DieFlabbergast]

I can see it in my mind's eye!

[@johncochran8497]

Not quite. The ACME version would of course cause Wile E Coyote to be stuck in one place. But that's just so the anvil won't miss him.

[@incrypt_2220]

I just love that Technology Connections is popular enough to be satirized! It's awesome that he's gotten that big!

[@NikButler]

Loved the Alex Watson ( Technology Connections ) homage .. brilliant

[@Just-Imagination-Art]

the vibes really hit different... tricking my brain that I've been watching two channels in one go.... 😂❤️

[@thecianinator]

0:59 That was so natural I didn't even notice what you were doing at first, but holding the shot on your forced smile like that drove it home 😂😂 well done

[@NoTimeLeft_]

1:05 Steve you clever bastard. I love Technology Connections and that was absolutely spot on!

[@user-jh4dl7em1u]

THanks so Much for This.

[@Absquatula]

BRUH the Technology Connections nod was excellent

[@harryman_1324]

AND THROUGH THE MAGIC OF BUYING TWO OF THEM!!!! What a great bit.

[@ArkanoidZero]

I absolutely love that Technology Connections bit

[@paulstubbs7678]

Ah, a proper version of one of these, as opposed to a knock-off version I saw the other day that had the upper catcher part a bit deeper, it holding an motor with a rubber wheel that imparts an extra kick to the ball as it drops through the hole. Way simpler, but noisy and mostly a battery killer. As seen on a Japanese channel where they try applying extra voltage to various toys to see what will happen, usually to the point of smoke.

[@sarahb.8186]

thx for the technology connections reference! geat! 🙂

[@hermand]

Not nearly enough snark during that second device reveal! But I do love a KZbin crossover

[@patrickmilligan8409]

Man, I've always felt physics-dumb. Couldn't get better than a C in physics in high school, failed in college (passed the second time but barely) but your videos make me feel less dumb. I just realized how important that feeling is. Thanks, man. For real.

[@TurboJThomas]

Made my day with the technology connections reference! 😂

[@sealamander4607]

That really made me feel connected to the technology

[@jjmetrejhon1743]

For five seconds I was more stoked than I have ever been for an uncoming collboration, but then my hopes were dashed 😩 At least we got some Transparently Smooth Jazz!

[@pindab0ter]

That outro had me in tears! The "typing" did it for me. I would LOVE to see a collaboration!

[@JenLee66]

Moldy Connections really had me rolling!😂😂😂

[@pindab0ter]

@@JenLee66 Oh I totally missed that, that’s brilliant!

[@jevinday]

The guy with the design just held back so you'd pay him to make you a clear one. In all seriousness, this is really freaking cool

[@vagrantknights]

Loved that TechnologyConnections bit!