the camera work in all of your videos is always fantastic. whoever is filming knows exactly when to zoom in and out, and they never mess up! very well done, as always! i love your channel.
One and two-post string-winding escapements have actually been used in very old clocks. They are included in large collections of escapements in books and museums.
@AWOL trooper There used to be an exhibit of 15 or so of operating escapement models at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, which I used to visit weekly as a child. I doubt that it is still there, for it is not flashy as suits the modern public taste.
On my way home from school in the 40's, it was always a delight to stop by the horologists shop window, when he had a clock with one of these working on the top.
I enjoy your videos, Tim. Your video inspired me to make some of these. I made a video of the process that I think you might enjoy. Mine turned out great. I actually churned out a batch of 40 after my initial prototype. Thanks again, Tim! Also, I mentioned this video in my video's description. Hopefully it'll steer even more traffic your way. Sharing the love.
I have made these and they are great toys mostly for adults, because kids are not content to just watch , they want to touch and play. I love these. Thanks
I saw a clock in Italy made by DaVinci that worked on this principle. The wrapping and unwrapping around the pole made it so that you could wind it and it would take much longer to unwind.
-911, what's your emergency? -I hit my self in the eye with a swingy thing -you what? -I was making a RUclips video, and I hit myself in the eye with a steel ball -okay then -*hangs up
If you wind the toy in the proper direction it works with less wasted motion. The last one shown was wound backwards and is quite obvious just watching it. You should be aware of this, but I don't think you were.
Same idea as a clock escapement, dividing a steady rotational force into 'chunks', so to speak. I've seen a Meccano clock with this mechanism as an escapement, on RUclips.
There is no attempt at perpetual motion here, since the pendulum is swinging off of energy from a rubber band. As soon as the band is unwound, it will stop. Perpetual motion is more based around the fact that you can't get any machine to work forever due to entropy, friction, imperfect parts, etc (such as an imbalanced wheel). This just "runs out of steam".
It would be theoretically possible as long none of the energy exits the system. sadly theory and practice don't like eachother very much and it's imposible for us to build a 100% efficient machine.
"Swing Thing?" Pff. It's the fundamental mechanic behind kids' schoolyard game, Tetherball! It's a tethered ball. :D A player tries to hit it to try and get it to wrap around to the end while everybody else tries to prevent it so they can do that instead.
OK. Tim has lots of pens in his collection. We will dig some of them out and make some videos. Thanks for the suggestion.
Swing thing pen :0
Thanks guys
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Hi
I'm dropping a reply for no reason. This could probably serve as the proof of my existence.
the camera work in all of your videos is always fantastic. whoever is filming knows exactly when to zoom in and out, and they never mess up! very well done, as always! i love your channel.
One and two-post string-winding escapements have actually been used in very old clocks. They are included in large collections of escapements in books and museums.
@AWOL trooper There used to be an exhibit of 15 or so of operating escapement models at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, which I used to visit weekly as a child. I doubt that it is still there, for it is not flashy as suits the modern public taste.
On my way home from school in the 40's, it was always a delight to stop by the horologists shop window, when he had a clock with one of these working on the top.
ok thats it. ive been watching these for 2 hours
Still watching?
Still?
Still
Lol so are all of us 7 years later!
Still?
I enjoy your videos, Tim. Your video inspired me to make some of these. I made a video of the process that I think you might enjoy. Mine turned out great. I actually churned out a batch of 40 after my initial prototype. Thanks again, Tim!
Also, I mentioned this video in my video's description. Hopefully it'll steer even more traffic your way. Sharing the love.
Very nice! I really admire your craftsmanship!
Mrs. Yellow_Ledbetter - Thank you very much!
Can you post your video link here?
These seem like elaborate ways to get thwacked every time you accidentally enter the kill zone of the machine
In this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics !
Dude you took my comment! XD
can you explain? don't understand this! like physics tho :(
It seems that it is a reference to The simpsons I don't know what episode is but I'm pretty sure a google search would bring the answer
sSunbeamM the first law of thermodynamics is that energy can't be created or destroyed.
Anyone from 2020
my girl friend loves pens, she collects a bunch of different kinds. it would make her day if you did a video on pens.
The titles.. they attract us. That's why we're all still here D:
3:10 with subtitles
Hahahahahahahahahahahaha good one hahah
Zac Rosamond lol
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this is why is watch these videos with captions...
When you type in grandfather clock but forget the "L"
The technical term for these is "flying pendulum", used in a clock it's a "flying pendulum escapement".
I don't know why but watching that toy makes me so happy
I have made these and they are great toys mostly for adults, because kids are not content to just watch , they want to touch and play. I love these.
Thanks
I love tims passion, its so inspiring
sure - what is the request?
I saw a clock in Italy made by DaVinci that worked on this principle. The wrapping and unwrapping around the pole made it so that you could wind it and it would take much longer to unwind.
0:50: Does it in fact speed up as it winds up? I'd say that it only appears so, but can't really explain why.
Fantastic! As a lover of all things novelty, I'm genuinely excited to see more of Tim's collection! I wish Tim was my uncle. xD
The first toy, I thought the penguin was fishing, then I read the sign which said that the empty cans are to be put into the garbage bins.
Very informative, nice extra! 😉 😘
this is my excuse for not going outside
Give this guy 5 more cups of tea.
-911, what's your emergency?
-I hit my self in the eye with a swingy thing
-you what?
-I was making a RUclips video, and I hit myself in the eye with a steel ball
-okay then
-*hangs up
Why did the person calling for help hang up? because That's what your writting suggests while context says it'd be otherwise.
Great toy collections. Thanks for doing demo.
If you wind the toy in the proper direction it works with less wasted motion. The last one shown was wound backwards and is quite obvious just watching it. You should be aware of this, but I don't think you were.
I had a Lego set that made one of these. I played with it for hours
PC>PS4>String Thing>Xone
PC>Potato>everything else
braden8361 wii>
String Thing>PC>PS4>Xbone
you mean allen and heath audio mixer?
Ps4 is trash. I'll take the swing thing anyday
That penguin is the key to the energy crisis
This channel is awesome
*_YOUR GREAT IDEA FOR A NAME OF A TOY_*
*_"THE SWING THING..."_*
2:29 elastication?
+Spoder Man Yes, that is the correct word.
And you filled it out! You are definition of awesome, sir or madam!
Great video!
Creative name. Now I shall call my computer, computing thing
It hides in the shadows, it is only known at "the swing thing".
this is the principle used for the escapement on the Horolovar Ignatz Flying Ball Clock. Terrible timekeepers, but fun to watch
Who else wanted him to zoom out and shows us all of them at once?
Ok, we're juts gonna ignore the bear thing? Ok..
Sarmagophilis *just
1:28 one didn’t work properly bc it was shorter than the other from being wrapped around the horizontal moving bar
Same idea as a clock escapement, dividing a steady rotational force into 'chunks', so to speak. I've seen a Meccano clock with this mechanism as an escapement, on RUclips.
I have a german clock that uses this escapement.
you should do a video on key chains assuming you have some.
What's that bear thing holding the yellow ball?
same priciple as the Jerome trapeze clock
love your videos. can i make a request?
0:25
That optical illusion right there had me tripping
Quick facts, the longer the string from the center of gravity (a.k.a stick ) , the more drag it creates where more speed is generated
was expecting something a little different when i saw the title of this vid
Swing Thing - Maybe a Swing Crane would be a nice name?
What are these things officially called?
I kinda want that Japanese toy. Wonder where I can find that one...
Does this device come close to a perpetual motion machine?
There is no attempt at perpetual motion here, since the pendulum is swinging off of energy from a rubber band. As soon as the band is unwound, it will stop. Perpetual motion is more based around the fact that you can't get any machine to work forever due to entropy, friction, imperfect parts, etc (such as an imbalanced wheel). This just "runs out of steam".
Jsidhu762 A perpetual motion machine is most likely impossible, in this universe at least.
+Jsidhu762 there is a rubber band that needs to be wound each time you start it... each round unwinds 1 turn...
It would be theoretically possible as long none of the energy exits the system. sadly theory and practice don't like eachother very much and it's imposible for us to build a 100% efficient machine.
I saw a version of this at the Da Vinci Museum gift shop, they made it so that it could be used as a clock.
I just wanted to write the same! :-D In Vinci? Have been there in 1996. But I guess the clock was too expansive for me. (I was 13.)
I made a video on how to build one out of cardboard on my channel. These are so simple, yet so kewl!
How big is this table?
01:38 is analogous to free rider employees existing in every organisation
the title should be tim the swinger
i'd be impressed if it'd charge itself and cause the next spin without the need of elastic bands.
your videos are cool
2:23
Hey there ? Math geek here.How about some topological toys ? I am sure you have lots of them. Thank you.
With a little bit of tweaking, maybe we can generate an electric current from this contraption.
Its called a Tennessee Time Killer, I'm pretty sure
would it be cool if someone made a clock with the same idea
the cat loved this toy video kept trying to grab the ball!
Did anyone else get queasy from worrying the ball was going to hit the camera??
Beautiful!)
wish i had that penguin one...it would look amazing on my desk
The penguin one is cute
Kinda reminds me of tether-ball. Perpetual self playing tether-ball toy maybe?
Perpetual motion machines do not work due to disobeying the laws of thermodynamics.
Who said anything about perpetual motion? As you saw in the video, he needed to wind them up first.
By watching this video makes me go ride a swing
Who else *NEEDS* one of those penquin toys?
"Swing Thing?" Pff. It's the fundamental mechanic behind kids' schoolyard game, Tetherball! It's a tethered ball. :D A player tries to hit it to try and get it to wrap around to the end while everybody else tries to prevent it so they can do that instead.
アキカンはくずかごにすてましょう
Let's throw the empty cans in the wastebasket.
+Siren Hound Thanks. You saved me a comment. lol
The red penguin's sign at 0:12 reads that. 😊
my father has a clock, which has this kind of swing thing on the top instead of a pendulum
1:35.. my OCD is tingling.. haha
AkosiBananaMan you just feel special that you have OCD..... EVERYONE HAS OCD!!!
Heh I’m not alone
Better than my physics and math..
I just tried to make one of these with ice cream sticks and clothes hangar wire. I get too much friction for it to turn properly so I give up.
The first one is from plub cenguin i swear it is
00:08 probably came out in the middle ages ;D
This is better than playing angry birds
Subtitles 2:08
+Josh This made my day! :'D
+Emmo Hernández and 3:10 :D
Cool Bob I know!
How old is tim
Me encanto esto! Gracias!
I always thought it was called a Texas time-waster.
I'm jealous , why he has so many toys
Because he is 100 years old. Jealous?
Because secretly he's actually Santa. Shh don't tell anyone x
I believe it's called the Tennessee time killer
very nice
That method of winding is going to break the device pretty fast.
Wow.
I like it!
I wonder if it tells time
I thought the swing thing is the one you put it on top of your head.
Jordan Wu that's the swing-wing
It's a what? Its a swing wing, it's a swing thing, it's a fun thing! It's a what! It's a swing thing.
I am going to make this swing
Dear sir if I want to purchase any game then?
I might try to make one out of Lego.
this is a midevil clock escapement mechanism.
anyone else remember the swing thing that gave us neck pain?
Extraordinary
I made one of these in 2nd grade.
i love them all
ITS A WHAT!?
swing ......thing
THEY'RE SELLING CHOCOLATE
Royatoy It's a fun thing, it's a new thing!
Tennessee time killer