Mechanical puzzles

Egg of Columbus (mechanical puzzle)

The names Egg of Columbus and Columbus Egg have been used for several mechanical toys and puzzles inspired on the legend of Columbus balancing an egg on its end to drive a point. Typically, these puzzles are egg-shaped objects with internal mechanisms that make the egg stand up, once the user discovers the secret. Mechanisms typically used in such toys include moving weights, mercury flowing in sealed tubes or compartments, and rolling on grooves and pits. (Wikipedia).

Egg of Columbus (mechanical puzzle)
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Tumbling Rings Variations

Variation of "tumbling rings"

From playlist Handmade geometric toys

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Mechanical principles part 08

Mechanical principles 🎵 Song: Dolphin 🎧 Artist: SteviaSphere 🔊 Download: https://hypeddit.com/track/apeqq7

From playlist Mechanical principles

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Carousel Wooden Toy 3D Model

This is an old project I had, it took some time to make it work properly. The mechanisms that move the carousel were based on information from Wikipedia and Google images. The song played on the video is from: https://www.freesound.org/people/Setuniman/sounds/147795/.

From playlist Wooden Toys

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Rik van Grol - Balance Puzzles: You Either Love Them or Curse Them - G4G13 Apr 2018

Balance puzzles challenge the puzzler to manipulate an object to bring it into balance, e.g. the Columbus Egg. The puzzle leaves the puzzler in the “dark”, there are no or hardly any visual clues. In order to solve the puzzle other senses need to be used, e.g. hearing, tactile sense, combi

From playlist G4G13 Videos

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Amazing Science Toys/Gadgets 3

New Video 👉🏻 https://youtu.be/6J14DqNx-Eg Hi Everyone :) Welcome back! I get asked often: "Where did you get all this stuff?" My goal is to share the real magic of science and physics- and to this end I will update here (and in my store) suggestions on where to get some of these toys, k

From playlist Amazing Science Toys/Gadgets

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Solving the Listener Crossword no 4,476 by Nebuchadnezzar

Mark solves the Listener puzzle from 10th November - an excellent crossword called His by Nebuchadnezzar

From playlist Listener crossword guides

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The PhiTOP: A Golden Ellipsoid – Kenneth Brecher

A new philosophical toy or demonstration object has been developed with elegant dynamical properties and beautiful aesthetic appeal. This "PhiTOP" is a metal prolate ellipsoid that incorporates the golden section in its shape.

From playlist G4G12 Videos

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Newton's cradles / easy and simple demo

This Newton's Cradle is one of the most incredible physics toys ever made. Named after Sir Isaac Newton and his Third Law of Motion.

From playlist Classical mechanics

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The spherical pendulum in the Hamiltonian formalism

We continue with the spherical pendulum animation and discuss the difference between the major analytical mechanics approaches. Who won? You decide.

From playlist Programming

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My Puzzle Collection

I'm not a collector, but by buying some puzzles from time to time, I realized that I accumulated quite a lot of them. Enjoy! Music by Bertrand Laurence http://www.bertrandlaurence.com used with permission. Find me on FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/YouTube-TyYanns-page/1302046

From playlist Wooden Burr Puzzles and Other

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Tesla's Egg of Columbus—The Gelatinous Solid

In this video I show you a device called a phi top. This is an aluminum ellipsoid that has some neat physics associated with it. It raises its center of gravity when spun. It can be stopped by creating eddy currents with magnet. Or spun with a magnet. This is the same procedure that Telsa

From playlist Science is awesome!

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Puzzle Numbers Wooden Toy 3D Model

An old toy I had a long ago, made of plastic. Mine was actually with letters, making 4 words. There were a few possible combinations of words. Modeled with Solidworks 2015. Rendered with Simlab Composer 6 Mechanical Edition. Free 3D model at https://skfb.ly/6ZBWz.

From playlist Wooden Toys

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U Fly It Plane Wooden Toy 3D Model

Based on a model from the book "Making Heirloom Toys", by Jim Makowicki. I had to make a few adaptations. Free 3D model at https://skfb.ly/onxrZ.

From playlist Wooden Toys

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The Effects of Alien Life on Earth | Alien Encounters (Full Episode)

A mothership the size of Texas is hovering over Earth and we are tired of waiting. We send a rover to explore, and what we find makes us question the definition of life. On Earth, the pods multiply and get smaller, making contact with them unavoidable. Stream More Episodes of Alien Encoun

From playlist Full Episodes: Alien Encounters

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LMS Popular Lecture Series 2008, Toy models, Dr Tadashi Tokieda

LMS Popular Lecture Series 2008, Toy models, Dr Tadashi Tokieda

From playlist LMS Popular Lectures 2007 - present

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Solving a One of a Kind Mechanical LEGO Puzzle!!

BRICK SCIENCE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpQB577lHFyWTyvrS73Ldlg MY SHOP : https://www.1st.shop/ Today I'm going to attempt to solve a one-of-a-kind Lego puzzle! This was made by Brick Science, Go check him out! 1000's of PUZZLES Available here: http://www.puzzlemaster.ca/?a=681162

From playlist Puzzles!

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IMS Public Lecture: Rattleback Reversals: a Prototype of Chiral Dynamics

Keith Moffatt, University of Cambridge, UK

From playlist Public Lectures

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Episodic Memory, Time, and Agency: Some Constraints from Neuropsychology

People with episodic amnesia are frequently said to be stuck in time, trapped in a permanent present tense, and altogether lacking a subjective sense of temporality. These claims are grounded in the well-characterized inability of persons with episodic amnesia to perform much above floor o

From playlist Franke Program in Science and the Humanities

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Only ONE of these Puzzles Exists!! - Hand Crafted Pirate Puzzle Box

MY SHOP: https://www.1st.shop/ Today I'm going to be solving a one of a kind, hand crafted Puzzle Box by Garrett Coufal. This is his first foray in to creating puzzles and I think he knocked it out of the park! what do you think? Here's how to reach Garret: https://www.instagram.com/soofb

From playlist Puzzles!

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NOTACON 8: Is Locksport a Sport?

Speaker: Bill Sempf People learn to pick locks because it is deeply forbidden knowledge, like knowing about sex when you are in elementary school. The outside might read "I am interested in the technical aspects of physical security" but the inside says "I can steal your shit." Who cares

From playlist Notacon 8

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