This Top Spins FOREVER... (Using LEGO® Parts)

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Check out my newest video! It's epic! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIXGmpiOfbt_jMU

[@kadi34]

Ok

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Thank you!

[@jbaejb327]

That's not a ps4 controller

[@Jacobean777]

Make a lego supersonic with high speed motor and gear ratio!!!😎

[@DMahalko]

Why are you spinning the top? Spin the glass, and the top should spin forever on it without stopping. I thought you'd do this, what with the gears around the edges of the glass.

[@randomkerbal]

Maybe reducing the wobbliness of the top spinner structure could also reduce the energy loss? (and make the top more stable)

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Yes, definitely! I noticed that as well, and attempted to mitigate it by supporting the spinning axle much better on the final machine. Great idea!

[@bramweinreder2346]

I was thinking that a flywheel on the spinner might do just that.

[@Dyanosis]

All tops are inherently unstable when they start spinning. They self-stabilize thanks to the "gyroscopic effect". However you can't get rid of all the friction that is between the top and the surface it's spinning on. The only way to truly make it spin forever is to remove ALL resistance (air, ground, etc). Aka, spin it in a vacuum on no platform.

[@bramweinreder2346]

@@Dyanosis it could be suspended between 2 magnetic bearings in a vacuum. The earth's rotation on its own would be enough to get it spinning. Take that, flat Earthers 😋

[@technikchaot]

​@@Dyanosisand no electromagnetic effects that slow it down. Levitating something in a magnetic field will always cause induced currents. If the levitating part has no electric resistance it will still have these currents and will be a rotating magnet. So you have to make sure that nothing could pick up that magnetic field anywhere. Wait now it really looks impossible. Especially if you think of gravity this can cause all sorts of slowdown. I wouldn't recommend thinking about it for too long another mind will always come up with a thing that could disturb the rotation.

[@stephanienoire1892]

This man makes me believes that anything can be accomplished with Lego

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Thanks very much 😊 LEGO® bricks are seriously incredible! 👍

[@roosesjooces2104]

Next time will be world peace.

[@emmsmith2026]

@@BrickMachinesChannel true😃😃😃

[@system32.te_]

Even reviving the dead.

[@yuvie9588]

even creating life

[@HelloImDutch]

I love how you kept improving the machine and literally pushed Legos to their limit! Great vid as always!

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Thank you 🙂

[@RaceEngineerJeff]

How dare you, it’s LEGO®.

[@IBreakReactorCores]

@@RaceEngineerJeff Well, nobody asked for your opinion.

[@ur.local.deuterium.atom.6974]

@@IBreakReactorCorestrue

[@Shremmble]

This guy makes it look like legos have no limits!

[@Not_So_Fireproof]

weird tutorial on how to slowly drill through glass...

[@NDMotorFun]

Yeah but i think now we need to add a sharper drill that can actually cut it to get the job done

[@anxiety1423]

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON SPOTTED!!?!??!!?

[@kyleeames8229]

If you can report the dimensions and alloy of the tops you’re using, I’m sure a kind materiel scientist in the comments can run a finite element analysis and tell you how fast the top can spin without exploding. I eagerly await the next version. *Inception theme music playing*

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

You're probably right! Any kind material scientists out there??? 😉 That'd be so crazy so get a top to spin that fast!

[@tompw3141]

​@@BrickMachinesChannel The maximum speed the edge of a cylinder of a given material can rotate is equal to the square root of its specific tensile strength (tensile strength over density). A hard steel has a typical tensile strength of ~1000MPa and density of ~8,000 kg/m³. So the max edge speed is ~350m/s. Assuming a 4cm diameter => 0.126m circumference, then the max rotational speed is 2777 resolutions per second or 166,000 rpm. ... but for heavens sake, don't trust my numbers on the strength or density.

[@jacobrispoli4351]

@@tompw3141 ​ @BrickMachines1 I think we found the scientist!!

[@jnawk83]

might need more than just safety goggles

[@Dyanosis]

material*

[@hopeorigins825]

You might find some use in Lego compatible metal stuff like : an Aluminum Liftarm with a bearing, or a steel axle to prevent breaking, melting, bending and achieve higher speeds since the bearing will probably decrease the friction.

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

I love that idea! I need to try those out!

[@HenryLoenwind]

@@BrickMachinesChannel Carbon axles are very common nowadays as the axles are easily the weakest point in most machines.

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

I definitely need to find some carbon fiber axles then!

[@MikkoRantalainen]

@@BrickMachinesChannel I'm already looking forward to see you try to synthesize LK-99 and combine it with magnetic levitation once you've already installed carbon fiber axles! Don't forget to pull vacuum around the setup to avoid aerodynamic losses.

[@JNJNRobin1337]

oh right someone also did some testing to see what each material was best for, axle wise atleast

[@JackDespero]

So.. who defeated you at Beyblades that you needed to make this video?

[@wookiethedog]

this is seriously impressive, both from a technical standpoint and an editorial standpoint

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Wow, thank you so much!! Very happy you enjoyed the build and even the editing ☺️

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Looking forward to hearing from you in the comments! Leave me one below and I'll get back to you as soon as I can 😄

[@Padz.]

Can you try to make a cards shuffler ? 💀

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

@@Padz. That's a very cool idea! I'll add it to my list and it might happen at some point 👍

[@Padz.]

@@BrickMachinesChannel Thanks ! I think it could be amazing !

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

@@Padz. Yeah I think it'd be very cool! And probably it would have some tricky mechanisms, so that'd be fun! 👍

[@Penguinking390]

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[@pixelfire86]

You should put this in a vacuum chamber to test the effect of air resistance

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Great idea!

[@Dyanosis]

It's sad that wasn't part of the initial build.

[@pissoffeachother]

But make it with Lego 🤣

[@light_swich]

@@pissoffeachother tbh i think thats impossible, but this man could probably do it

[@adora_was_taken]

@@light_swich it's easy. get an airtight container and run some tubes through a lego pump. there's some videos out there already

[@roborovskistudios4892]

Who hurt bro in a beyblade contest💀

[@theleftycuber5158]

fr 😂

[@brockgrabarski]

those gear teeth gonna be *WORN OUT* 😅

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Lol yeah they would need to be changed eventually! But I have the motor ramp up pretty slowly so that the initial high stress is decreased by a lot 👍

[@GamingGenius777]

@@BrickMachinesChannel Maybe you could use some kind of grease or lubricant on the gears, and axle wear could be reduced by specialized third-party Lego Technic™ liftarms with axle bearings in them

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

That's a great idea, and I tried that out but it seemed to actually make it worse lol! Like without silicone lubricant did better than with for some reason haha. But yeah I think you're right that metal axles and bearings would help a ton!

[@froggywhw488]

Your build ideas, filming and explanations never cease to impress! Well done

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Wow, thank you for such a nice comment! 😁

[@ElliotsLegoCreations]

What if you try to make a car entirely out of those technic suspension pieces, of any shape or size that lego makes, and test it outdoors or on a super bumpy track of some kind? I think that could be very interesting.

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Great idea! Thank you!

[@ElliotsLegoCreations]

@@BrickMachinesChannel👍 😄👍

[@Idkmyname-k6g]

14:38 god dang that turbo flutter sound man 😮‍💨😮‍💨🔥🔥

[@Nordorf]

instead of machine dropping down to give more momentum, switch powerup system to compressed air. Start it in the usual way, then have initial system lift up and away only to be replaced with compressed air nozzle (can be from a can of compressed air used for cleaning keyboards if you do not have a compressor), then give it a burst every 5 minutes or so to keep it going. Would make it far more classy compared to the whole " grab hold of it and restart it" system you ended up with.

[@Cravelego]

One day people are going to see a man dressed in a Lego iron man suit zooming across the sky. Good work!😊

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

That'd be so cool!

[@Mr.Crainfly]

"Epic" is not a good enough word to describe this :)

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Wow, thank you so much!

[@jsut94]

Lego motor at 20k RPMs?? Sign me up all day. I loved the failed tweezer design 😅 Also, I think the 99.59 minute timer should be on the thumbnail. 🤘🏻

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Thanks so much! Lol that design wasn't the best 🤣 Great idea! I'll give that some thought!

[@k.w.pillsbury4070]

Perhaps make the energy adding function take place every 9-10 minutes instead of 5. That way, energy consumption, and wear and tear gets reduced by half. Both the Black and Silver tops have been shown to pass 10 minutes by a 3 and 1, without too much spin fall off.

[@Padz.]

An incredible concept, as usual!

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Thank you very much!

[@jeffbaird4318]

Just....wow. I VERY MUCH loved the iterative process used and the refusal to stop until it was pushing the very edge of what was possible!

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@louisbarber2791]

This is amazing! You push Lego to the absolute max! Love your work!

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Thanks so much!

[@laml545]

Awesome! Could you maybe make the glass "floor" rotate to add energy to the top without touching it from above?

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Yes, great suggestion!

[@EjTheDeveloper]

Bro I LOVE this! This we be such good decoration! Also if you ever upgrade it, what about using metal axels to fix the problems you had earlier in the video.

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Thank you! Great idea! Yeah I need to try some of those out!

[@Wolang13]

​​@@BrickMachinesChannelalso use metal gears and exchange other affected parts mith metal!

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

@@Wolang13 That would be awesome! I'm going to try some metal parts out soon I think! That'll help push the limits even more 👍

[@loen9591]

@@BrickMachinesChannelit’s a cool decoration for sure but isn’t very noisy every 5 minutes? Or is the sound not too bad

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

@@loen9591 No you're right, it is pretty noisy 😂 I'd have to find a way to quiet it down

[@aquaticdeer]

OMG I know you flicking that Lego piece HAD to hurt at 14:20... That hurt me just watching.. Love the videos though. Did not know I needed Lego experiments in my life. Thank you. Earned a subscription from me good sir. Have a wonderful rest of your day; to you and to any who happen to read this, love you!

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Lol I thought it would too, but somehow it didn't hurt at all 😂 Thank you so much! Experiments like these are so fun! Like how can a top go from 13 seconds to 13 minutes? Lots of little improvements lead to big changes 👍

[@Theforgotten-b7g]

Do so the top spins in 13 days

[@PorterTheFanCollector]

I have one that one spun for over seven minutes once. Did it with my hand. No cheating needed

[@alexcollins1973]

I can’t for the life of me figure out why I watched this entire video

[@grrrlbushpilot]

OMG, Daniel! Your latest video on spinning a top forever! The very, very best! I can't believe it's almost twice as long as some of the others and I was mesmerized through the whole thing. You are amazing!

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Aw thank you so much! 😁 Yeah when I saw it was 18 minutes I was quite surprised, but it was really a fun video to put together! Thanks so much for watching it and leaving me such a nice comment ❤️

[@colecaster0331]

A better made endurance top with this setup could go crazy

[@marhmeon]

Such achievements should be entered in the Guinness Book of Records👍😀

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

That would be epic!

[@mazack00]

Very cool! Probably limited by parts melting? maybe a contraption that uses air to keep it going? :D

[@zacdye7922]

Air would probably be a bad idea, as unfortunately fluids introduce turbulence, which would slow the top down.

[@mazack00]

@@zacdye7922 but.. The jet would speed it up... Lol

[@MegaLokopo]

Build a much larger top, that has a wireless charging coil on the inside of it, that can wirelessly charge to keep itself spinning only using self contained systems.

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

I love that idea! Then it could spin forever, even without a machine!

[@MegaLokopo]

@@BrickMachinesChannel You could also have a spinning magnet below the top that spins the top, but if the magnet stopped the top would too.

[@Theforgotten-b7g]

​@@BrickMachinesChannel Without machine is not infinite

[@shadowscythes]

As soon as I saw the thumbnail my mind immediately went to something coming down and re-spinning the top so it would never end, and I was not disappointed :D Very interesting to see what affects different things had on the top's spin duration, also holy cow 19k RPM is fast xD

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Great thinking! And yeah 19k RPM is awesome!

[@pbjwizard]

as soon as i saw the thumbnail my mind immediately went to a gif of an anime girl trapped in a cnc

[@shadowscythes]

@@pbjwizard umm...alright then

[@CasualKrieger]

As soon as i saw the thumbnail my mind immediately went to inception

[@EasyMachine]

This video was amazing! I remember me and my best friend would watch your videos all day long! Watching these videos gives me that nostalgic feeling! Keep up the great work!

[@KDragoness]

I'm new to this channel, and I have to say that this video is just the type of nerd I am - testing different variables and going for a top result. It made me happy to see someone else with my same mindset actually building and filming and doing the math to predict results and finding inconsistencies and the errrors at fault. I only had NXT bricks and didn't have enough pieces to do much with them, but I absolutely love this. It's amazing how much technology and Lego have come together! We're a long way from NXT bricks now!

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

This is such a thoughtful comment 🙂 Thank you so much! ☺️

[@M3dicayne]

At around 2.000 rpm, I would strongly recommend using a bit of vaseline or mild oil to decrease friction. Lego pieces can literally wear down to dust over longer periods of time. At nearly 10.000 rpm, I saw some parts being torn apart by the sheer forces being applied on them (= me trying to build a Lego "vacuum cleaner" with 3 XL motors...)

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Great suggestion!

[@AHSEN.]

Nice! I _was_ hoping you might try electromagnetic induction though. two or four spinning magnets underneath would keep the top spinning forever with no physical contact necessary! Could be a lot cleaner

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

I love that idea! I'm considering a part 2 and would love to attempt that!

[@AHSEN.]

@@BrickMachinesChannel Awesome, I cannot wait! Electromagnetism is amazing, I cannot overstate how excited I am for part 2 now :D. Algorithm might boost your video too given the recent hype around LK-99

[@sbmqg4219]

One day this man Is going to space with legos 😅

[@evo3314]

I just want to say thank you for including captioning on the video! I usually watch videos with subtitles even though english is my only language and know that often most videos donn't go through the effort to put their own in, relying on youtube's terrible auto captionns, but even though you only have text, you thought of all the non-english speaking people who watch and that makes me quite happy to see, so thank you!!!!

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

I'm so glad you mentioned that! It is a lot of work, but I would love these videos to be able to be seen by more than just English-speaking people. 🙂

[@IBreakReactorCores]

This shows the true potential of LEGO Technic and motors. I am impressed in how LEGO pieces can hold up to spinning a desk toy. 17:19 I thought my internet broke 🤣🤣

[@wasdaletimelapse7658]

11 out of 10 for perseverance, as always with your creations😁. What a great video, inspirational if not a little expensive😂. Thanks for sharing and hurry up with the next project whatever it might be.

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Thank you very much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! 🙂 Not to worry, I've got some more great projects on the way 😁

[@H3LLO_YOU]

YES! we have cool light... thats the most important thing we got :D 🤣🤣🤣

[@herrderkolbenringe]

Cool 😃 I'd use teflon grease to lower friction and avoid heat on bearing points and gears, it will last longer and maybe rotate a bit faster. ✌️

[@puzzzl]

Would lubricant on the glass surface also help? I can imagine most of the energy lost is still lost from surface friction. Maybe a specialty ultra-polished glass would help as well to reduce micro-abrasions that absorb energy.

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Thanks for the great tip! I'd love to try that!

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Ah, good thinking as well! So long as the top can stay balanced I think that could probably work

[@dragonashly3383]

i absolutely know who will i ask to join if i would ever need an engineer

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Thanks, that's very kind!

[@snipeshotgames]

I love watching your vids!

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Thank you so much!

[@Mizunaki_uwu]

I’m curious if something similar could be done with Euler’s disc, a disc specifically designed to spin for as long as possible

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

I'll have to check out Euler's disk. That sounds really cool and could probably be used here too!

[@CheeseBiscuits]

The things and ideas you build a truly insane, i aspire to have that great of a mind

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Wow, thank you so much! What a nice comment!

[@CheeseBiscuits]

@@BrickMachinesChannel no problem, just supporting one of my fav channels!

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

You're amazing, thank you!

[@snipeshotgames]

Man, even 3 mins Is impressive!

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Thank you! I thought so too!

[@TDS_Plush]

I haven't even watched the full video but this is already cool! Keep it up :)

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Thank you! I hope you enjoy the rest of it!

[@nofun594]

this made me legit smile at the end, when you reached infinity.

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

So glad you enjoyed it :)

[@HydroWorldOutlookPrimary5769]

8:59 Really nice use of that new Archimedes screw part!

[@a.p.studios8713]

Nice Inception reference!

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Thanks! That's a really cool movie!

[@Theforgotten-b7g]

17:28 Ready for EPIC MUSIC

[@Ciarnyn]

I bet some day all the top brick channels will get together and build the Lego Hadron Collider.

[@ahmedelemam1119]

Cobb is proud of you

[@SarveshKulkarni]

Came here for inception reference found one

[@stanchgeorge6349]

Can we appreciate how much time this man dedicated for our entertainment? Not only spending time designing the machines but also waiting and seeing how the perform. Amazing

[@scottmilano2940]

Check into quad copter motors. Using a ESC and servo tester, I imagine you could get much higher RPMs direct drive from the motor. In addition, measuring the starting RPM of the top when you start the timer would be interesting.

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Great suggestions. Thank you!

[@CreativeMindstorms]

Didn't think I could watch a video about spinning tops with Lego for 18 minutes, yet here I am! Let's see what other crazy experiments you can come up with!

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Awesome! I love to hear that! I massively underestimated the length of this video. I thought it was going to be like 9 minutes lol. Thanks for watching it all! 🙂

[@mistahhbeangaming8127]

Welp, another lego channel to binge watch at 1am. Thanks for showing up in the recommended

[@Maximus2210]

Came here looking for the Inception comment and not found it yet. If it spins forever....is this video a dream? Should have put the Inception theme at the end too 😂

[@S4MM_077]

Okay, can we just appreciate how man basically made a v16 with Legos? Like HOW

[@ommmk12]

I miss him talking😢

[@Pepsi1308]

He talked?

[@guestman2657]

In the vacuum, u can get high speed, also much time, instead impacting after every 5 minutes...

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

That's a great suggestion! Thank you very much!

[@yafrai6348]

It's so satisfying to see that each iteration brings some improvement

[@zacdye7922]

You could probably get some mileage by spinning the glass disc under the top. It probably won't impart that much energy to the top itself, but spinning it in the same direction as the top would likely reduce the amount of friction the top would experience.

[@powertaco2867]

The effort put into this video and that the fact that you respond to comments has earmed you a sub.

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Wow, thank you very much ☺️

[@thereal_lp]

Make a Particle accelerator

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Cool idea!

[@fluppet2350]

The 3.0/4 way design has a flaw, unless the spinners are elevating the top above the glass, in which case it would be unwanted to drop it on the glass (lots of energy loss) the top will have to lean on one of the spinners to accelerate but since it will become straighter as it spins up, it will no longer lean on the spinners, stopping its acceleration. At least I think so, it’s one of those things you gotta see

[@lavvyix]

You should attempt to make a series, where you make a whole working Minecraft house! Start with making furniture, then some working stuff, then make the floor, walls & ceiling! It would definitely get a bunch of content out there, and would be super fun!!!

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

That would definitely be a crazy video for sure!

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

That would definitely be a crazy cool video for sure!

[@erenyeager1547]

"thats a problem" had me cracking😂🤣🤣

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Lol me too when it happened 🤣

[@jasonlind6790]

I'd like to see this done again but swap out the glass plate with a Teflon base with a slight concave

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Great suggestion!

[@gavindinsmoor8196]

This is awesome! It was really fun watching the trial and error, and then when you made it go forever... wow! And yes, cool lights are very important 😂

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Thank you! Totally agree, cool lights are key :)

[@gavindinsmoor8196]

@@BrickMachinesChannel That rhymed 😂

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

🤣 I didn't even know! Hahaha

[@alexlaking]

The interstellar-esque finale had me tearing up. Beautiful work.

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Thank you so much ☺️

[@SmartLegoSG]

You're always so creative with your ideas. I'm always excited to see what you come up with next.

[@Cheesytheone]

Increase the ratio and you'll be dead by a tops getting flinged at you

[@maltes7258]

Great build! I'd love to see more obscure ways of adding external energy. For example, you could make the glass plate spin at an insane speed. Or build something similar to the "drive/actuator" that just hovers over/around the top to make the air around it spin.

[@puzzzl]

If the glass spins at the same speed as the top, does the top just fall over?

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Great suggestions! Thank you! I'd love to try some of those :)

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

I believe you are correct, but if the glass plate spins faster than the top then that would likely work

[@JackDespero]

I was so expecting you to put everything on a vacuum chamber that somehow you had in your garage or something like that.

[@TheJumiFilm]

Everytime I think you reached the longest possible time you just rebuild the entire machine and beat it again 😂

[@EternalShortz]

Hi

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Thanks Jumi! 🙂

[@Kiramitsuoka]

Imagine this being your totem in Inception...way to drive you mad... On a sidenote: Either your "Gear Ratio" is the wrong way around (Driver:Driven, so step-up would be 1:3 meaning 1 rotation of the motor means 3 rotations on the output), or you actually mean "Teeth Ratio" (also Driver:Driven, but step-up would be 3:1 meaning 30 teeth motor to 10 teeth output 30:10 -> 3:1, assuming only 2 gears here, of course).

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Lol Good reference! Yeah thank you, for some reason I got that backwards in my head 😂

[@racer927]

3:22 Heh! I was about to say "You should use a heavy top" and I think that's the same one I got as a stocking bonus last Christmas.

[@lavito_gerason]

man i love the sound of the spinning top with the glass

[@rhapsody4025]

this guy didnt intentionally kept filming, the endlessness of the machine was so mesmerising that he fell asleep without turning off the camera

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

😂 You got me

[@SaturnBurnerAccount]

the record going to 3:34 to 4:45 hurt so much I was screaming at the screen for you to stop the timer a second earlier 🤣

[@Luibo111]

bro why no comments here about beyblades, speaking of that can you make them battle infinitly? that would be such an sick video but this probally as cool as that nice video.

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Thank you! Cool idea! But I don't know much about Beyblades. What is that?

[@Luibo111]

@@BrickMachinesChannel There like the spin tops you have but they fight against each other to outperform the opponent just search for them on KZbin there actually really fun to play with

[@jasonsmith6508]

I was hoping for a spiral vortex of compressed air from beneath the top coming up through the base plate to reduce the weight of the top a bit and provide enough air friction to keep the top spinning without the need to be touched again.

[@Wutsizbukkit]

3:01 that sound is so satisfying.

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Thank you! I love all those clicks 🙂

[@JoranPrins]

Nice work! But forever is only possible in a vacuum environment.

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Thank you! Good point!

[@Idiot354]

Well... you would also need a frictionless surface

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Yeah you're right! Lol too bad I can't just run to the hardware store and get one 😉

[@Idiot354]

@@BrickMachinesChannel hydrophobic top on ice will work for suuuuuuure😂

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

🤣 Definitely

[@SirWulfrick]

Legos ... and safety glasses. That's a beautiful thing.

[@dmitrinikolaev7253]

Add a magnet above the top. This will stabilize the top and reduce weight (and friction). The top must stand vertically under the magnet due to the attraction Use air to spin. You can just blow through the pen tube. Magnet helps to stabilize without side friction. Cover the top with a glass to reduce ventilation losses. Сreate low vacuum will be even better (from vacuum cleaner), but I haven't tried with vacuum. So I've been spinning tops from inertial car toy on the glass for over an hour.

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Those are great suggestions! These tops are not magnetic, but I could probably find some that are 👍

[@vhaelen326]

now all i need is a 24/7/365 livestream of this and i can be happy

[@loganswain1546]

This guy's content reminds me of the little bit of work I got to do with nxt's back in middle school where I made a sumo bot. I really miss getting to work with them cus it was a lot of fun but it was all the schools property so I don't get to do that stuff anymore. But seeing what he does here with his motors and controllers is just awesome to see cus it's like seeing some of the ideas I came up with back then brought into reality. Truly awesome stuff dude, and so creative. Love to see it all.

[@r0bot_plays]

We should make an instruction manual on how to build some of your things

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

That'd be really cool! I don't have the time to create instructions usually, but the way I film allows the video to be slowed down and shows where most pieces go!

[@r0bot_plays]

That makes sense

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Good luck!

[@adamsgaming1444]

That’s a very cool and interesting design, using Lego train wheeled as the parts making the top spin

[@Rifc123]

I watched this six times and I still loved it!!

[@konker4243]

It would be cool to try to use the pneumatic Lego and use two little nozzles to keep the top spinning!

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Oh I love that idea! I should try that for a 2.0 video!

[@benj5583]

that noise once you added the glass is bliss

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

I know right, I love that noise :D

[@Minecraftalus]

next time you have fast spinning parts, you could use metal 'lego' axels, gears, and supports to avoid them from melting, of course it wouldn't be fully lego then. edit: just realized someone else suggested the same thing

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

That's an awesome suggestion! I need to try out some metal parts for sure!

[@sausage7269]

Great video, I like the way you pushed and pushed! How ever Infinity?! It will spin untill the machine suffers a mechanical faliure. I'll let you have that! Good work Keep it up. 🙂

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Thank you! Yes, some assumptions would have to be made, like no power failures or mechanical failures.

[@nomic655]

So all it took to make this thing spin forever is to just, spin it again. Who would've thought. I'm convinced the same concept could've worked for the original machine with the original top. This guy just makes stuff for the sake of making them and it's great.

[@BrickMachinesChannel]

Lol yeah, turns out that's true 😉 Thanks!