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4 hours ago, Scrappile said:

I read about that somewhere, there is a magnet involved somewhere.

I do not see where there could be a magnet. it the balls themselves were magnetic they would attract each other at the top and then they could not go down the hole. That leaves the only place a magnet could be placed to attract the balls would be in the bottom of the round piece of wood and it certainly could not attract the balls coming off the wire below. If a magnet was strong enough to do that, it also would attract the balls to stay together.

Dick

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2 hours ago, CharleyL said:

The magnet and battery are located in the base, with a proximity sensor to fire the magnet when the ball reaches the right position. The magnetic pulse kicks the ball just enough for it to jump and land back in the bowl, so not at all "perpetual motion".

Charley 

Thank you, I knew I read it somewhere on the internet, but I couldn't explain it.

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