24 Jun 13
Originally posted by sonhouseIncredibly intricate construction. With each minute the velocity increases at dizzying speed. After watching the entire clip, I sat back in the green recliner in my living room with one observation: "And how fleeting are the very minutes and hours and days of our temporal lives. Sonhouse, thank you. Bob
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&v=3OGyLHu24rk&NR=1
He puts it together in front of you then starts it up! Amazing!
24 Jun 13
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyIf you watch closely you can see the balls in the rectangular holding pens where they drop into the holes for them. They take little trips around the wood but never seeming to take the exact same path. That is the essence of chaos.
Incredibly intricate construction. With each minute the velocity increases at dizzying speed. After watching the entire clip, I sat back in the green recliner in my living room with one observation: "And how fleeting are the very minutes and hours and days of our temporal lives. Sonhouse, thank you. Bob
In math there is a term for it, the "attractor'', in this case the hole is the attractor, the tilt of the little rectangle also but the paths the marbles take can vary each time it hits the wood. That is amazing to me!
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24 Jun 13
Originally posted by sonhouseIs it possible that after the marbles "plunking" onto the wood for a time would leave small pockmarks and thus cause that effect?
If you watch closely you can see the balls in the rectangular holding pens where they drop into the holes for them. They take little trips around the wood but never seeming to take the exact same path. That is the essence of chaos.
In math there is a term for it, the "attractor'', in this case the hole is the attractor, the tilt of the little rectangle a ...[text shortened]... so but the paths the marbles take can vary each time it hits the wood. That is amazing to me!
24 Jun 13
Originally posted by Great Big SteesI think it is due to the magnificent design in the wood, making dips and little hills in odd places, but smoothed out. I think if it were due to small pockmarks they would reproduce the same pattern but the pattern varies each time, the hallmark of chaos.
Is it possible that after the marbles "plunking" onto the wood for a time would leave small pockmarks and thus cause that effect?
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24 Jun 13
Originally posted by sonhouseI defer to an expert. I have an inquisitive mind and always look for other possibilities to specific issues.
I think it is due to the magnificent design in the wood, making dips and little hills in odd places, but smoothed out. I think if it were due to small pockmarks they would reproduce the same pattern but the pattern varies each time, the hallmark of chaos.
24 Jun 13
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyLike sands through the hourglass... so are the Days of Our Lives
Incredibly intricate construction. With each minute the velocity increases at dizzying speed. After watching the entire clip, I sat back in the green recliner in my living room with one observation: "And how fleeting are the very minutes and hours and days of our temporal lives. Sonhouse, thank you. Bob
24 Jun 13
Originally posted by sonhouseYes, I did note the variable pathways. Amazing. Imagine how the genius of this marvelous "quad marble machine" pales in comparison with the known/documented intricacies, self regulating and regenerative functions of the human body and mind.
If you watch closely you can see the balls in the rectangular holding pens where they drop into the holes for them. They take little trips around the wood but never seeming to take the exact same path. That is the essence of chaos.
In math there is a term for it, the "attractor'', in this case the hole is the attractor, the tilt of the little rectangle a ...[text shortened]... so but the paths the marbles take can vary each time it hits the wood. That is amazing to me!
