Hero's Fountain

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A great illusion of a perpetual motion machine. Simple to make yet astonishing to watch.

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cool
nive video Howie! 5*
By sinisa10 1204939484 Reply Spam [+11] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~5274740~~
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thats so cool!
i always thought there was no possible way for something to fuel its self... i guess it IS possible! just hook up a generator and a turbine to the water spraying out of the hose, and you got free electricity! dang. i should do that.
By Go Mike 1204858638 Reply Spam [+9] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7300422~~
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- oh yea...
  i favorited it :)
  By Go Mike 1204858858 Reply Spam [+6] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7300422~~
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- Actually it does power itself,
  but unfortunately it does stop after some time. Once the air bottle fills with water it will stop. Mine runs for just over a minute, but some people have been able to make their's run for hours. I plan to make one that will run for at least an hour. Thanks for voting for it Mike!
  By Howie_D 1204928336 Reply Spam [+4] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7367474~~
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- okay then..
  i see what you all mean... i didn't look that closely at it. just refill it every few hours, and then you have the free energy :)
  By Go Mike 1204997786 Reply Spam [+5] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7300422~~
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- Its not a perpetual motion machine.
  It is simply changing the atmospheric pressure placed on the water. The water wil stop flowing when: 1. The water in the top 2 liter bottle runs out, 2. The air in the bottom 20oz bottle runs out, 3. The water in the top 20oz bottle runs out. It is still a neat demonstration of atmospheric pressure changes.
  By Fuckles 1204921667 Reply Spam [+4] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6831179~~
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yes
so cool 5*
By nyupfront 1209068257 Reply Spam [+8] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~8298392~~
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nice
awesome man
By boby the joster 1205199890 Reply Spam [+8] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7797021~~
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5..
stars! Thanks for this video.
By Antimistic 1205045272 Reply Spam [+8] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7967003~~
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32 hours :)
i made one with 55 gallon oil drums that went for just over 32 hours. im going to try for 48 hours or more next time.
By johnathon007 1208930305 Reply Spam [+6] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7809304~~
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Great Vid?
Easy *5*!

How would you go about making it run longer?

I may try it with some colored water
By baily_international 1205896614 Reply Spam [+6] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6695460~~
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Cool
I will never think about this alone. Well done. But a think i got the way to keep it up for more time. You just have to change the places of bottles don't you think?If the up left bottle is small and the down one and up right one are big it will take affect for more time becouse there is more air and more water to be pushed up. Try it i think it will work!
P.S. tell me the results :)
By JohnyRPG 1205867325 Reply Spam [+6] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~8199990~~
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- Great idea!
  It is actually part of a new one that I am making. Your idea along with a smaller tube on the outlet should allow it to run at least an hour. This one will take some time to build... :)
  By Howie_D 1205874035 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7367474~~
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- Yea...
  I thought so :) Did you check it out? Tell me if it works
  Btw i will make this for the physics project you don't mind right? :D
  By JohnyRPG 1206258975 Reply Spam [+5] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~8199990~~
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- I don't mind at all
  I didn't invent it, I just used my own form with what I had. Alexandria Heron invented this 120 years before Christ was born. (Some say 120 years after) There is limited info out there so if you need a hand just ask me. Let me know how your project turns out!
  By Howie_D 1206289972 Reply Spam [+4] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7367474~~
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5 stars
great vid, good work, keep it up
By vdevang 1205419427 Reply Spam [+6] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7398923~~
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That was good. I just
saw that on TV (Numbers) and was checking it out on the web. The quickest way to make it last longer I can think of would be to slow down the outflow with a smaller nozzle? 5**!
By perfeath 1204953555 Reply Spam [+6] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7850297~~
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+5
way to go..
By q777 1205788287 Reply Spam [+5] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~649236~~
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wooohooo
that kicked ass thnks man
By mrr1181 1204945115 Reply Spam [+5] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6921747~~
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cool
would be something cool to show kids 5 stars
By iambubba 1219324462 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7239634~~
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pls
can you tell me the codes on the caps rply
By bomber789 1204987015 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6940996~~
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Cool GREEN idea
simply using a perpetual use of atmospheric pressure. five stars dude!
By mattchapman 1220750041 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6740823~~
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Hero's Fountain
I'll be making one
By LieBarry 1219679119 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~9781187~~
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nice
nice but not perpetual motion. Also it is almost impossible to see what is happening because the camera is a little jumpy and well water is hard to see through the tubes. If you make another one please die it green or red so it is easier to see the movement and place the camera so you don't have to hold it.
By spyder2021 1204956424 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7083710~~
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Nice 5 stars
check out my new stuff! thanks
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