Perpetual Motion Simulator: https://www.physicsfunshop.com/search?keywords=perpetual This marble machine device does not break any laws of thermodynamics- but it sure looks like it! When I first saw videos of this piece of kinetic art I thought the effect was due to video editing, but in fact the base contains a power source and very clever mechanism. An amazing piece of art by William Le crafted from stainless steel wire, doussie hardwood, and undisclosed internal components. A remarkable addit

Most-viewed video of 2017: Why don't perpetual motion machines ever work? #10YearsofTEDEd* Perpetual motion machines — devices that can do work indefinitely without any external energy source — have captured many inventors’ imaginations because they could totally transform our relationship with energy. There’s just one problem: they don’t work. Why not? *We're counting down to our 10th birthday on March 12 by sharing ten of our most-viewed videos —one published in each year that we’ve been aroun