Being a rave kid and a student in an electrical technology class. That is by far one of the coolest thing's I've ever seen. You should definitely do the world a service and post those schematics. That thing is beautiful.
Absolutely beautiful use of technology. The simplicity in electronics and complexity in mechanics combine to make something truly wonderful. Thank you!
Get that thing on a massive production line and DJs, Light Technitians and other people (me included) would buy this from you. Seriously, that thing is EPIC!
What pisses me off the most is so many incredibly intelligent people making incredible things like this, and they never sell them or make their wonderful devices available to the public. Simply put, most of us don't have the resources or skills to make such devices, and it's downright selfish and stupid not to make these available. Some of you people who make things like this could quit your jobs and make a fortune producing things like this, I wish I had the skills to design stuff like this, I would make it my full time job to create and sell these wonderful masterpieces.
It's best to insult people when you want something from them. Many times, something like this is an art piece and not worth the time. The dude probably has a job, you know? You want to pay him enough to quit his job so he can spend 80 hours working on this project for you?
It doesn't really make a difference, he is like everybody else on the Internet that makes cool things. They sit on a possible goldmine of opportunity and prosperity, and instead they ignore all their admirers pleas. Ever see an infinity mirror table? It's all over RUclips. Ever find a place you can downright buy one without building it yourself? They don't exist. There's so much money to be had in this market... The demand is insane and the supply is virtually zero.
Shane P and yes if these guys were smart enough to put together assembly line business structure and sold this stuff as a job, they could quit their actual jobs and work from home making the same or better money
Jeff Nordvik I'm not arguing the point that demand is there, but many times we overestimate demand. Companies spend a lot of money testing markets and some fabulous designs are never mass produced because most people have terrible tastes in everything. Look at the cars in the 90s. Every one of them looked like a tapered poop. Why do all sedans look so boring when it really doesn't cost any more to make the car shaped in an interesting or artistic way? It's the same cost to make a fender smooth versus angular. So why are so many cars boring to the eye but sell so well? Go to a car show and look at the concept cars. They are AWESOME and you would think everyone would want one. But people don't. Most people want boring. That's why something like this will not see a market. Not a quality build like this. Maybe some plastic crap with only one or two axes that spins slowly and breaks after a week. I think you are overestimating the market for a high quality art piece. He would go broke trying to make this. What he COULD do is sell the blueprints, but people would just copy it and give it away for free. So why should he go to the trouble to make good blueprints when people will only steal it from him?
I've got quite a bit of money and I've messages quite a few people trying to get a bunch of things like this made, because I simply don't have the knowledge to do it myself. I would say about 70 people, a majority don't respond and the ones who do say they made it for fun and aren't interested in money. Seems to me like the whole 'failing economy' doesn't exist if people aren't interested in money
Strangely enough that seems to be the case for most people who do work like this. Which is odd to me. I mean, you'd think someone with a degree in engineering could do this sort of stuff pretty easily, but they never seem to. Oh well. Great work regardless man. I'd buy it, even if the thing is terrifying when all the axises are spinning at once.
Audiodump mm yeah there's two type of people.. people who think "oh ill go and learn this at school then ill be able to do it and get a job" and people who think "oh this is really interesting, I love it, I'm going to figure out how to do it"... If you're really passionate about something you tend to "just do it"... I spose u need a certain amount of intellectual confidence too At my work it's useful to know Excel and VBA for example (ok lame example lol) I'm good at the sort of stuff, so have taught myself... People look at what I do and book themselves on courses "oh id love to know how to do that!".... Now, show me 10 people at who have gone on "Advanced Excel" courses and ill show you 9 people who still can't do a Vlookup, let alone program... I'd suspect far over 50% of formal education is a complete waste of money :P
opium32 Sounds like you've never had formal education, and are bitter about it. There are many people who get a degree just to have it, and others who are in school to really understand, you get what you put into it. So a formal education is a waste only if you waste it, otherwise it is the most efficient way of understanding a subject. Also, programs provide an environment where you are pushed, whether you like it or not, to keep studying and keep learning. I have never been challenged the way I was in first year engineering, and I have never felt the equivalent joy and pride as when I overcame those challenges.
Nikolas C mm sorry i'm not suggesting the "passionate" people DON'T get formal education and that all formally educated arn't pasionate... I'm just saying it's passion that gives you drive and success whether or not you are formally educated. I agree formal education is usually the quickest route to success, and in the case of tertiary education puts you in touch with a lot of like minded people. I would still guess over 50% of formal education is a waste of money: people just don't remember things or make the more complex connections, unless they're passionate and persevere. Passion is a rare and precious thing.
I like the music. It emphasizes that you're using electronics for creative purposes. And it brings your video back to my mind when I need inspiration to keep going.
the centrifugal force on the moving parts muct be insane when you think about the LEDs that are within the spinning fan that is in the gyro that is spinning around within the last bit. I can see the space-time contiueum bending around that thing and any faster you would have a chance to visit the big bang!
I'd absolutely buy one. I know you said you wouldn't build any to sell, but just putting it out there, they'd be worth quite a nice chunk of change in my opinion man.
Ujvári Mátyás Go with some sort of parabolic cone around the LEDs, so it project a cone of light. Constant-on LEDs would give you lines across the walls, perhaps capacitor-fed would be better, so it makes lots of little color spots. Obviously the capacitors would have to be rapid-discharge (100 hz?).
This is great! From one e-hobbyist who's been e-hobbying far longer than you've been alive... this is VERY nice! Good job!! And I agree with the others... if this was commercialized, it would sell good. It would probably have to sell for $50 or so.... unless it was made in the Far East.
Awesome! The reflection on the main support is a factor to have in account for the final look of the device, but I think it's not anything that would worry you.
Its criminal that schematics are not included in the description. This would be an awesome project to attempt. That thing looks super unique and beautiful.
Id love to have one of these particle accelerators. This video is completely amazing. Music is rad too. If I had had one os these as a child I totally would have clogged it with a GI Joe or some toy.
I know its hard, but you should attempt to do the armature and arms on some kind of metal; aluminum is probably your best bet. Thinner arms will make the sphere have less reflections, and thus appear floating. Very nice build and unique.
Very impressive. Working on something similar in my Engineering course. Suggestion: Perhaps add mirrors to the interior of the wood surround? The spinning motion would simulate a solid reflective inverse hemispherical dome. Which could give some interesting results.
What I have always thought since seeing your awesome design is that someone, you or me or whatever, needs to make a 6ft tall machine! That would be so freakin amazing to see displayed in a public space. It’s absolutely mesmerizing. Please upload your schematics.
It wouldn't work the same. More mass makes it slower so the lights wouldn't look right. Not to mention, at 6 feet, moving at the speed in the video would be structurally impossible. The gyroscopic forces would force it into gimbal lock. and the forces required to move it out of gimbal lock plus air resistance would be too much to handle. That machine would rip itself apart if a 6 foot version was built
This...is incredible. I have chronic migraines and I couldn't stop watching because this is just absolutely amazing. Would you commission one of these?
I think you can optimize using solid and trasparent axis, like methacrylate. Real gyroscopes spin at high speeds, inside a vacuum space (aircraft instruments and similar).
very few things these days make me sit back in my computer chair and say "holy fucking shit that is awesome" but you, good sir/madame, have impressed me.
I think this could be a very interesting project on kickstarter. if you imagine it bigger and with more powerful leds (and with light changing following -roughly- the music), it could be a very cool thing to have in a disco club. I'm sure many people will love to buy one. You should consider to team up with someone, make a bussiness plan and start a campain on kickstarter, before someone steal your idea and do it first. ;)
Dude you should approach a company like Chauvet with this amazing lighting and see if they can mass produce this and you can make mad bank dude...seriously this is sooo legit i would buy one in a heart beat!! =)
You don't understand what your holding back on. Honestly. I know what would pull backers. This is seriously incredible. I can see venues around the world building these with a 2 metre diameter and hanging from rails around dance venues for festivals and large DJ acts. even in larger clubs... the idea of this is insane. PLEASE DON't LET SOMEONE TAKE THIS IDEA and make a career from YOUR design I beg you. This will make more money than you could image mate. get on Kickstarter. $900,000 backers FTW
seriously, take this to a patent office and see if anyone else has any patents like this! regardless, this so need to be available to the public in a commercial/buyable form. i would absolutely love to have this at home!! if not, make the schematics!!! id buy it in a heartbeat!!!!!!
i remember seeing this a while back, but had "adagio for strings" as the song much better choice, i watched this again while listening to it on my ipod
nice build man, I bet it you used stepping motors, luxon RBG LEDS, slip rings from MOOG, and cleverly designed all parts out of clear polycarbonate, you'd have yourself a marketable product.
wow ! just wow !that is soo freaken cool that is like something from the future ..that is one wild device ..sooo cool hope they sell one, one day on the market ..that will be the day I'll get one .hope it's as awesome..
Hey, man, this is awesome! Did it take you a lot of time to build it? I'm kind of a newbie, but you made me seriously consider building something like this, even if it's an easier, more basic version first, like a one-axis, spinning set of three leds. Do you have any recomendations or warnings for a starter?
Being a rave kid and a student in an electrical technology class. That is by far one of the coolest thing's I've ever seen. You should definitely do the world a service and post those schematics. That thing is beautiful.
bryce peck The pictures are not working ☹️
Eight years on, still the best thing on RUclips ✅
Now replace the LEDs with strong electromagnets and create a wormhole.
Ooh sounds as cool as frick
It's 2019, time to re-record with not a potato
Yup! But this video happens to be published in 2010
Here's a better (HD) version but without the music.
ruclips.net/video/SEvToQ9jMXs/видео.html
At 1:45 I was expecting a inter-dimensional wormhole to open up or something. A little disappointed.
I'm ok to go.
deltaray3 I get that reference, one of my favorite movies.
Me too xd
@@mongofrokongo Movies? It reminds me of Black Hole High.
not fast enough
I'd love to have one of these, the display is so trippy and fun to watch
"Share my thoughts"
I remeber when LEDs came in dull red and that it.
Feeling old....
Absolutely beautiful use of technology. The simplicity in electronics and complexity in mechanics combine to make something truly wonderful. Thank you!
I need this in my life. Any details you could share on how to build?
Rodrigo Ramirez Yes, please!
makezine.com/2010/04/26/spinning-rgb-led-ball/
Fernando Hunth most useless link ever. Thx
Get that thing on a massive production line and DJs, Light Technitians and other people (me included) would buy this from you.
Seriously, that thing is EPIC!
What pisses me off the most is so many incredibly intelligent people making incredible things like this, and they never sell them or make their wonderful devices available to the public. Simply put, most of us don't have the resources or skills to make such devices, and it's downright selfish and stupid not to make these available. Some of you people who make things like this could quit your jobs and make a fortune producing things like this, I wish I had the skills to design stuff like this, I would make it my full time job to create and sell these wonderful masterpieces.
It's best to insult people when you want something from them. Many times, something like this is an art piece and not worth the time. The dude probably has a job, you know? You want to pay him enough to quit his job so he can spend 80 hours working on this project for you?
It doesn't really make a difference, he is like everybody else on the Internet that makes cool things. They sit on a possible goldmine of opportunity and prosperity, and instead they ignore all their admirers pleas. Ever see an infinity mirror table? It's all over RUclips. Ever find a place you can downright buy one without building it yourself? They don't exist. There's so much money to be had in this market... The demand is insane and the supply is virtually zero.
Shane P and yes if these guys were smart enough to put together assembly line business structure and sold this stuff as a job, they could quit their actual jobs and work from home making the same or better money
Jeff Nordvik I'm not arguing the point that demand is there, but many times we overestimate demand. Companies spend a lot of money testing markets and some fabulous designs are never mass produced because most people have terrible tastes in everything. Look at the cars in the 90s. Every one of them looked like a tapered poop. Why do all sedans look so boring when it really doesn't cost any more to make the car shaped in an interesting or artistic way? It's the same cost to make a fender smooth versus angular. So why are so many cars boring to the eye but sell so well? Go to a car show and look at the concept cars. They are AWESOME and you would think everyone would want one. But people don't. Most people want boring. That's why something like this will not see a market. Not a quality build like this. Maybe some plastic crap with only one or two axes that spins slowly and breaks after a week. I think you are overestimating the market for a high quality art piece. He would go broke trying to make this. What he COULD do is sell the blueprints, but people would just copy it and give it away for free. So why should he go to the trouble to make good blueprints when people will only steal it from him?
I've got quite a bit of money and I've messages quite a few people trying to get a bunch of things like this made, because I simply don't have the knowledge to do it myself. I would say about 70 people, a majority don't respond and the ones who do say they made it for fun and aren't interested in money. Seems to me like the whole 'failing economy' doesn't exist if people aren't interested in money
Normally I hate it when people add music like this to videos, but... this... it just works here. Very cool! I want one.
Out of curiosity, did the skills to make this come from formal training or from just fucking about in the garage for years?
That would be the latter, yes.
Strangely enough that seems to be the case for most people who do work like this. Which is odd to me. I mean, you'd think someone with a degree in engineering could do this sort of stuff pretty easily, but they never seem to.
Oh well. Great work regardless man. I'd buy it, even if the thing is terrifying when all the axises are spinning at once.
Audiodump mm yeah there's two type of people.. people who think "oh ill go and learn this at school then ill be able to do it and get a job" and people who think "oh this is really interesting, I love it, I'm going to figure out how to do it"... If you're really passionate about something you tend to "just do it"... I spose u need a certain amount of intellectual confidence too
At my work it's useful to know Excel and VBA for example (ok lame example lol) I'm good at the sort of stuff, so have taught myself... People look at what I do and book themselves on courses "oh id love to know how to do that!".... Now, show me 10 people at who have gone on "Advanced Excel" courses and ill show you 9 people who still can't do a Vlookup, let alone program... I'd suspect far over 50% of formal education is a complete waste of money :P
opium32 Sounds like you've never had formal education, and are bitter about it. There are many people who get a degree just to have it, and others who are in school to really understand, you get what you put into it. So a formal education is a waste only if you waste it, otherwise it is the most efficient way of understanding a subject. Also, programs provide an environment where you are pushed, whether you like it or not, to keep studying and keep learning. I have never been challenged the way I was in first year engineering, and I have never felt the equivalent joy and pride as when I overcame those challenges.
Nikolas C mm sorry i'm not suggesting the "passionate" people DON'T get formal education and that all formally educated arn't pasionate... I'm just saying it's passion that gives you drive and success whether or not you are formally educated.
I agree formal education is usually the quickest route to success, and in the case of tertiary education puts you in touch with a lot of like minded people. I would still guess over 50% of formal education is a waste of money: people just don't remember things or make the more complex connections, unless they're passionate and persevere. Passion is a rare and precious thing.
I like the music. It emphasizes that you're using electronics for creative purposes. And it brings your video back to my mind when I need inspiration to keep going.
i think if you keep it on for long enough you would see the portal working to the other side !
I find this so amazing how you made this out of scrap at your home. This is so awesome!
Pleeease make footage with a better camera. 5 years after. =D
I will try soon I think in 3 months check RUclips
@@Gs-rg2vo Well?
Jaggen sorry too much work I found a lot about it I will try this year or summer idk
the centrifugal force on the moving parts muct be insane when you think about the LEDs that are within the spinning fan that is in the gyro that is spinning around within the last bit. I can see the space-time contiueum bending around that thing and any faster you would have a chance to visit the big bang!
Very cool!
Thanks Kanye!
I'd absolutely buy one. I know you said you wouldn't build any to sell, but just putting it out there, they'd be worth quite a nice chunk of change in my opinion man.
@sibazbijan 1 week, $0. I only used parts that I had around.
Do you have instructions on how to make. Like a blueprint for sale? Dm me on instagram duane27shaver
The song is fine, people are just mad because they can't do anything that could even compare to this! So cool dude!
look like RASENGAN of NARUTO
attach this to the top of a staff, paint the staff all kinds of different colors, you're a wizard harry
itd be nice to light a room, if they were lasers....just a thought
Ujvári Mátyás Because who needs lsd.
Mr Penguin aint it cheaper with lasers?
Do you want to blind because that's how you go blind.
Instead of lasers make it with very bright leds, so the room will go party w/out drugs or blindness
Ujvári Mátyás Go with some sort of parabolic cone around the LEDs, so it project a cone of light. Constant-on LEDs would give you lines across the walls, perhaps capacitor-fed would be better, so it makes lots of little color spots. Obviously the capacitors would have to be rapid-discharge (100 hz?).
You have intrigued the land of Funnyjunk. We will expect more in the future, and we don't want to be disappointed.
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Welcome *:D*
The ball is made of pure awesomeness.
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That trance music will give you Life!
The crappy quality camera makes this unimaginably EPIC.
This is great! From one e-hobbyist who's been e-hobbying far longer than you've been alive... this is VERY nice! Good job!!
And I agree with the others... if this was commercialized, it would sell good. It would probably have to sell for $50 or so.... unless it was made in the Far East.
Watched it ages ago and still amazed!
Awesome! The reflection on the main support is a factor to have in account for the final look of the device, but I think it's not anything that would worry you.
I usually hate music like this, but your balls made it amazing.
Brass for the slip-rings, the brushes are made of graphite (pencil lead). Ball-bearings for the vertical and horizontal axis.
Its criminal that schematics are not included in the description. This would be an awesome project to attempt.
That thing looks super unique and beautiful.
Id love to have one of these particle accelerators. This video is completely amazing. Music is rad too. If I had had one os these as a child I totally would have clogged it with a GI Joe or some toy.
Don't listen to all the people complaining, I thought the song fit perfectly with the video. Good job!
I know its hard, but you should attempt to do the armature and arms on some kind of metal; aluminum is probably your best bet.
Thinner arms will make the sphere have less reflections, and thus appear floating.
Very nice build and unique.
Very impressive. Working on something similar in my Engineering course.
Suggestion: Perhaps add mirrors to the interior of the wood surround? The spinning motion would simulate a solid reflective inverse hemispherical dome. Which could give some interesting results.
What I have always thought since seeing your awesome design is that someone, you or me or whatever, needs to make a 6ft tall machine! That would be so freakin amazing to see displayed in a public space. It’s absolutely mesmerizing. Please upload your schematics.
It wouldn't work the same. More mass makes it slower so the lights wouldn't look right. Not to mention, at 6 feet, moving at the speed in the video would be structurally impossible. The gyroscopic forces would force it into gimbal lock. and the forces required to move it out of gimbal lock plus air resistance would be too much to handle. That machine would rip itself apart if a 6 foot version was built
Ill be here till this gets recommended to everyone
Soon these will be in nightclubs everywhere. Such a great creation!
So this is why Gyro's steel balls are green...
You should sell these, simply superb!
I would definitely buy this as a product. Can see a very large market for it too!
Let us know if you ever go to do another video! Love this so much. Great engineering!
This...is incredible. I have chronic migraines and I couldn't stop watching because this is just absolutely amazing. Would you commission one of these?
I think you can optimize using solid and trasparent axis, like methacrylate. Real gyroscopes spin at high speeds, inside a vacuum space (aircraft instruments and similar).
Dude, you really need to market this!
When you see it, rainbows will be shat.
There needs to exist a big version of this. For science. We need this.
Awesome! The best effects I ever see with Leds.
very few things these days make me sit back in my computer chair and say "holy fucking shit that is awesome" but you, good sir/madame, have impressed me.
HOLY SHIT. i feel like im going to warp into a parallel universe with an army of LED warriors..... This some trippy, but EPIC shit man.
tons of djs and clubs would want one of these, people pay thousands for light rigs that aren't anywhere near this impressive
seriously man doesnt matter how much u want i want this thing
I would say that you've invented a new ball for nightclubs! :-)
On the ceiling in the club looks destined good!
It is quite amazing you built that in a week. That's quite impressive. Awesome job!!!
You should totally do a kick-starter and sell these. You'd make so much bank from this. I would be the first to sign up.
YOU ARE A GOD OF ELECTRONICS!
Wow, I don't know what to say. It's just beautiful.
I am glad that I am not stoned with this thing in my room. I would never leave.
Hats off to you sir! Jaw dropping piece of engineering. Well done!!
I think this could be a very interesting project on kickstarter. if you imagine it bigger and with more powerful leds (and with light changing following -roughly- the music), it could be a very cool thing to have in a disco club. I'm sure many people will love to buy one. You should consider to team up with someone, make a bussiness plan and start a campain on kickstarter, before someone steal your idea and do it first. ;)
It also represents all the positively creative people on You Tube.
finally, a new toy that can ease the separation of my extremities
Dude you should approach a company like Chauvet with this amazing lighting and see if they can mass produce this and you can make mad bank dude...seriously this is sooo legit i would buy one in a heart beat!! =)
This is pretty much the best thing ever.
You don't understand what your holding back on. Honestly. I know what would pull backers. This is seriously incredible. I can see venues around the world building these with a 2 metre diameter and hanging from rails around dance venues for festivals and large DJ acts. even in larger clubs... the idea of this is insane. PLEASE DON't LET SOMEONE TAKE THIS IDEA and make a career from YOUR design I beg you. This will make more money than you could image mate. get on Kickstarter. $900,000 backers FTW
You don't need anyone to hire you. Set this into production, and you become your own boss with a great money-maker.
seriously, take this to a patent office and see if anyone else has any patents like this!
regardless, this so need to be available to the public in a commercial/buyable form.
i would absolutely love to have this at home!!
if not, make the schematics!!! id buy it in a heartbeat!!!!!!
I'd love to see the build process involved in creating something like this.
Smart people should indeed have this much free time. This is how cool stuff gets invented.
i remember seeing this a while back, but had "adagio for strings" as the song
much better choice, i watched this again while listening to it on my ipod
To all that want to know what song it is - it took me quite some time to find it, but it's SAD Feat. Kyara - Warriors Of Love
This is Amazing, how IT works its just something unbelieveble. I just want IT to my own.
I would probably pay up to $80 for one of these. you need to start making more of them.
I'm pretty positive this is the All-Spark Optimus has been looking for.
That thing is cool as hell. Make sure though that you wear a bomb suit while operating it in case it breaks sending shrapnel all over the room.
Dude this is sick! I'd buy it. And great choice on the song.
nice build man, I bet it you used stepping motors, luxon RBG LEDS, slip rings from MOOG, and cleverly designed all parts out of clear polycarbonate, you'd have yourself a marketable product.
wow ! just wow !that is soo freaken cool that is like something from the future ..that is one wild device ..sooo cool hope they sell one, one day on the market ..that will be the day I'll get one .hope it's as awesome..
im guessing u cant see these effects when looking at it with bare eye, its the camera fps that makes most of those light effects
Make it bigger, put it on the ceiling of a club and BAM! Futuristic disco ball
I could watch one of these for days take,my money
It's something indescribably amazing! How much time did you spent just to plan and program it, without actually building it?
I never thought I would see a resonance cascade, let alone create one... -Kleiner
That's at least 83 backers right there. Go for it.
Hey, man, this is awesome! Did it take you a lot of time to build it? I'm kind of a newbie, but you made me seriously consider building something like this, even if it's an easier, more basic version first, like a one-axis, spinning set of three leds. Do you have any recomendations or warnings for a starter?
The music is quite nice, even better than Adagio for strings.
Could you imagine this as a fair ride?
@ApotheosisFilms
That sounds like the best idea I've ever heard... O_O
@Winnsta A series of slip contacts I would imagine, based on the looks and the fact he has wires all over it, it's unlikely to be induction.
This will be on big bang theory without a doubt once they see this...not to mention any other science shows/movies.. patent and produce!!!
I'm sooo gonna be awesome with Naruto's cosplay and this spinning LED
you have my respect
Incredible what you made here. It's awesome
you need to put up a series of mirrors that surround it and also sell these to night clubs
and maybe make a bigger one
This makes me feel like if electrons and atoms had souls they would look like this.
the track is
Sad feat. Kyara - Warriors Of Love (Original Mix)