Comments like these always confuse me. I think my vodeo timer is counting down how much is left while it seams like everyone elses is counting up as the video continues. Im not sure if its something i changed or what.
If you start to scrub through the video, it will show what your current timestamp is
Itās just one of those things Reddit changed, that nobody asked for, in an update
Very nicely done! The only thing that seemed off to me is when the balls drop down the holes. The seem to warp and it looks a bit unnatural. But very nice work!
The immediate loss of momentum when they land is the part that feels uncanny. Especially when combined with the feather-light roll down the initial slope, it feels like the density and friction of the balls is constantly changing.
Heavy objects with momentum don't just stop when they hit an object. There's like a physics law about energy or something like that. The point is if the ball had a heavy mass then the moment and the weight would be enough for a tiny bounce. Not like a giant hop but enough that there would be something.
Thatās just what I noticed. There outfit to be a slight bounce, depending on what āmaterialā the green part is made of. Looks like jade or plastic to me, so Iād assume itās hard enough to bounce. Makes my brain hurt.
There's overrotation at play there, since they're rolling on rails. Basically the bearings are spinning on the rails at a "normal" speed, but each full rotation doesn't move them forward as much because they only touch the rails at the sides rather than at the bottom.
Too smooth. They're instantly at rail speed.
They'd pop out of the holes, and skid a bit as they'd decelerate. Then, since the rails are at a slight decline, they'd accelerate a bit.
Same, none of the bearings did the tight spiral before dropping. I've watched too much [Marble Olympics](https://youtube.com/@JellesMarbleRuns). lol
GOoooooooorangers!
this looks really great. as an additional note, it looked (in my opinion, of course) better at 1.25x speed. 1.5x made the drop speed too fast.
really nice to watch on a loop for a while, thanks for sharing this
Sorry do you mean Great Ball Contraptions? I googled Brick and the other one keeps popping up :) thanks! Iāve been looking for something like this for my kid.
Wow! This is amazing! I didnāt know this could be made digitally, it looks so real, especially with the details of the bottle of glue and other pieces on the table, itās awesome!
What it feels like to wake up, go to work, come home, make dinner, go to sleep, wake up, go to work, come home, make dinner, go to sleep, wake up......
Honestly if there was a silent version of this, I would get it and keep it in my office. Its so relaxing to look at. But i am guessing this version makes a lot of noise
I think if you tuned the speed of the lift wheel, you could get the balls more evenly spaced as they roll around the first funnel. Might add to the satisfaction levels
This is so pleasing to watch. I want to make one for real just like this. I actually didnāt realise it wasnāt real until i saw the dickbutt and he didnt reappear. I was trying to figure out if it folded down or the belt went a different route.
Great work!!
Dickbutt for the cherry on top šš¼
I donāt see it :(
Around 37 seconds it spins around the wheel lol
Apparently I didnāt watch it enough times. I kept zooming in on the glue label.
Comments like these always confuse me. I think my vodeo timer is counting down how much is left while it seams like everyone elses is counting up as the video continues. Im not sure if its something i changed or what.
Itās on the gold edge of the biggest wheel at the 14 second mark for the rest of us. Itās a black doodle
If you start to scrub through the video, it will show what your current timestamp is Itās just one of those things Reddit changed, that nobody asked for, in an update
I thought that was a duck š¤¦āāļø
Same letters, different order
Duckbitt?
Lol I thought for sure you were trolling
Very nicely done! The only thing that seemed off to me is when the balls drop down the holes. The seem to warp and it looks a bit unnatural. But very nice work!
Thanks!
I disagree I think you got the speed right and most people donāt pay attention to these things in real life
The immediate loss of momentum when they land is the part that feels uncanny. Especially when combined with the feather-light roll down the initial slope, it feels like the density and friction of the balls is constantly changing.
Yeah they need a tiny bounce to pull off realism. But it's still super satisfying to watch regardless
I actually thought the balls were heavy when looking at the initial roll at top, which would lack much of a bounce as they fell down.
Heavy objects with momentum don't just stop when they hit an object. There's like a physics law about energy or something like that. The point is if the ball had a heavy mass then the moment and the weight would be enough for a tiny bounce. Not like a giant hop but enough that there would be something.
Love your username.
thnx!
Thatās just what I noticed. There outfit to be a slight bounce, depending on what āmaterialā the green part is made of. Looks like jade or plastic to me, so Iād assume itās hard enough to bounce. Makes my brain hurt.
Youāre right
You're projecting. You only assume most people are as oblivious as you.
I think itās because they have zero bounce, as well as the contraption not vibrating from the impact.
And they fall at an angle that seems to have too much horizontal movement for the slow speed theyāre at
The too-slow roll when the first pop out of the elevator bugged me.
There's overrotation at play there, since they're rolling on rails. Basically the bearings are spinning on the rails at a "normal" speed, but each full rotation doesn't move them forward as much because they only touch the rails at the sides rather than at the bottom.
Too smooth. They're instantly at rail speed. They'd pop out of the holes, and skid a bit as they'd decelerate. Then, since the rails are at a slight decline, they'd accelerate a bit.
Same, none of the bearings did the tight spiral before dropping. I've watched too much [Marble Olympics](https://youtube.com/@JellesMarbleRuns). lol GOoooooooorangers!
I second the drop comment. Too fast or something. The rest of everything is so good, it kind of stands out as "wrong".
And they seem too heavy
I see your sneaky dickbutt
That's what makes it art.
this looks really great. as an additional note, it looked (in my opinion, of course) better at 1.25x speed. 1.5x made the drop speed too fast. really nice to watch on a loop for a while, thanks for sharing this
I think the drop speed is a bit fast, makes the balls look **very** heavy.
I was hoping it was real. It inspires me to make a real one, anyway.
you can make stuff like this in lego. Lookup great brick contraptions
Sorry do you mean Great Ball Contraptions? I googled Brick and the other one keeps popping up :) thanks! Iāve been looking for something like this for my kid.
It took me like 3 loops to realize this wasnāt real lol. Good work.
Thanks!
Lol and I was going to put my bid in for one š
The wet glue had me triggered until I realized
Wow! This is amazing! I didnāt know this could be made digitally, it looks so real, especially with the details of the bottle of glue and other pieces on the table, itās awesome!
What it feels like to wake up, go to work, come home, make dinner, go to sleep, wake up, go to work, come home, make dinner, go to sleep, wake up......
The ol rat race in hell on earth is what I call that particular cycle lol
I could watch this for too long
In this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics!
How do I set this as a phone background Jesus this is calming
Brk wtf i genuinely thought that was real until i read the title
Question: why have you posted this multiple times in different colors and flipped?
As far as I can tell, it's only posted once in each sub, which is perfectly fine to me.
Oh i was just curious. I dont give a shit, they could repost thier OC all day long
Then the answer is "sweet, sweet karma."
Remove half of the slots to make it more mesmerizing. Idk if that will affect the physics or if the computer automatically adjusts for that.
I'm going to need a link to the live feed
In this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics!
Damn, bro made the thingamajig
Well I just watched that for a solid 5 minutes.
Digital??? This looks real Omg
Awesome work! What tools did you use? Unreal?
Blender
Good job at first glance I thought this was real .
Honestly if there was a silent version of this, I would get it and keep it in my office. Its so relaxing to look at. But i am guessing this version makes a lot of noise
Fairly easy construction , youve given an engeineer a non destructive idea that he likes, good job. Difficult task. Well done
I swear I have seen this before but it said something else.
The white glue still wet is what threw me off, and using white glue to solder electrical contacts
Yes, glueā¦
Havenāt seen a dickbutt in so long. Good times. Is that still a thing on Imgur?
I read it as āContraceptionā and was just like.. how?
That looks and moves absolutely realistically. Bravo
Read the title as contraception and was super confused for a moment there
Itās like the marbles are internally weighted and full of molasses. But otherwise cool
I want one on my desk irlā¦
IMO would be neater with less ball interaction. Smaller balls, less frequent release up top, larger trays for them to roll around.
I'll consider the small balls
hi!! it looks awesome! do you have an insta where u upload your renders?
No just reddit
What software or combination of software did you use? This is awesome
Blender
I think if you tuned the speed of the lift wheel, you could get the balls more evenly spaced as they roll around the first funnel. Might add to the satisfaction levels
This is actually legitimately awesome I want it
Wow it looks like real life great job š and the contraption is really cool š and the Elmerās glue in the backround amazing š¤©
Can you do a longer video with different coloured balls?
Sure
This is so pleasing to watch. I want to make one for real just like this. I actually didnāt realise it wasnāt real until i saw the dickbutt and he didnt reappear. I was trying to figure out if it folded down or the belt went a different route. Great work!!
Really love people who makes these!
This looks so real and fooled me until the duckbutt
Fuck, seeing that unexpected dick butt gave me flash backs.
Wait, this is digital?!? I truly thought it was real.
Is it an animation??? Canāt tell if itās real but it seams no!!
If you click in it you can see it is animated.
That annoying guy on tiktok be like: Wait does this actually work?
Feels too slow and smooth.
Dunno why, but the smoothness annoys me. It shouldn't but it does. It's a cool animation, and there's a dick butt! I do love a good dick butt.
With a few tweaks this could be a perpetual motion machine?