Not that burning tracks into wood is anything new but this video shows the process and results very nicely. Makes me want to get a few MOTs connected to a large variac and have fun. I think this would be a great seller at a farmers market type setting where people can see the creative art being made in front of their eyes. Melanie Hoff is using a 15,000
Our crazy mad scientist friend Rick Crammond (MrfixitRick) had made a cool compilation of the last 5 years of his experiments. You will see some of the successes and failures that he has had over the years.
Another Perpetual Motion Machine here, this one is magnetic. Not sure how this one was done. Any ideas? It is very convincing, my first guess would be a small motor within the center drum. The real system is demonstrated at the 2:00 mark. —SPOILER ALERT— After you are done guessing how this is done click here or have a look in the comments (number 13). Mfsamuel has located an
Do you work on your hobbies in your basement? Most of us do, so what’s the big deal about Jason Shron who built a train in his basement. Well his train isn’t a model, it is FULL SIZE! “It took me four and a half years and over 2500 hours to build VIA coach 5647, and it even involved buying the real VIA coach 5647 and taking it apart.
Have a look at this Free Energy Generator Head Scratcher. It is obviously a hoax but how was it done? My bet is there is a battery in the meter and a battery in the motor. This way when the leads are shorted out the meter reads the internal battery voltage and when the motor leads are shorted it connects the small battery to the motor. I was thinking
What is the voltage on a AA battery? It would be around 1:30PM if you were using this voltmeter! A PICAXE 18M2 microcontroller is used to read an analog value, calculate what time it represents and then uses a stepper motor to spin the adjustment knob to have the clock show the voltage using the hour and minute hands. 🙂 Read more about the Analog Clock Voltmeter “The max
If you are thinking that this transformer is quite beefy you would be right. Youtube user Photonvids has designed it to be connected to 220V and it has an open circuit secondary voltage of around 4 volts. This means you can safely touch it with your fingers but I would step back if someone was planning to short it out with a crowbar. I guess that might be a
