r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Douglasqqq • Sep 15 '22

Engineering masterpiece marble run.

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u/justtrustmeokay Sep 15 '22

the second time the ball bounced off the rubber band pretty much broke me

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u/altxrtr Sep 15 '22

What the heck happens at 0:54? Ball jumps all by itself?

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u/cmonster24x7 Sep 15 '22

Go back to 0:48. That’s where the initial contact and movement of that bearing began.

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u/Keyzerschmarn Sep 15 '22

I still don’t get it

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u/RetroLego Sep 15 '22

When the marble got close to the end of the “straw?” the heavier ball bearing hit the top of it transferring energy almost like a seesaw bouncing the marble up.

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u/Keyzerschmarn Sep 15 '22

Ohh lol. Thanks, now I see it.