A simple demo of order and chaos (and order again) - Home made Pendulum Wave with 15 billiard balls

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Published 2015-03-28

Fifteen uncoupled equal weight pendulums of monotonically increasing lengths move together to produce visual traveling waves.

All Comments (21)

@kwelchans 7 years ago

I think this is the best real-life pendulum wave I have seen.
@AeroGraphica 21 days ago

Only chaos here was the music
@swad2832 1 month ago

If your spirit is benevolent, and you keep moving on, even when you think it is chaotic, everything will be fine. this is the cycle of our existence
@accordeontipico 5 years ago

And that is how you hypnotize someone for 3 minutes 😵👍👍👍
@torqstranger1 21 days ago

This is my life, going smooth for a while, then a total mess, then it starts over
@joantaylor4862 14 days ago

The best GIFT from the Universe I have had. I'm a naturephile and I always look for my spiritual grounding from all things natural on my Path. This pendulum speaks to me. It gives me peace. Thank you for sharing.
@Cjv123 4 years ago

Ive always said, "Life is perfect chaos, but it is perfect nonetheless". This shows harmony exists in its own time. Thanks for making this video. 😗
@TheScienceteachers 6 years ago

We tried making one years ago but used smaller snooker balls and it rarely stayed in sync. for long once adjusted - this one is by far the best I have seen!
@pistuc00 5 years ago

My whole class just watched this video and we all loved it!
@jamesjohnson1050 5 years ago

I didn't realize that the subject that kicked my ass in high school could be so beautiful. Physics.
@leafgreensniper13 6 months ago

Came for the balls, stayed for zeppelin
@Jack-et2po 2 years ago

Whenever I feel sad or lonely I come back to this video, the music and the motion of the balls makes me feel so happy. It makes me remember to not take life as seriously and to enjoy myself
@deluxeassortment 5 years ago

If you blur your eyes and focus on a point on the wall behind the pendulum, you soon see that there is never any chaos to the system at all. At the times when it looks like all the balls are out of order, you'll see a pattern appear that looks like a triple (and double and quadruple!) helix rotating.
@Synistercrayon 5 years ago

It was NEVER chaos. You only percieve it to be.
@mindfulvetally 1 month ago

They’re dancing 🥰💃
@joantaylor4862 14 days ago

No matter the path...when we move in our own time and space...we don't collide...we move harmoniously
@dreadlockbanana 6 years ago

There is something about this demo that just seems so true. I was moved to tears by it. It seems to model being itself.
@theempresss 5 years ago

I'm in love and need this in my living room
@DragonCraftMC 14 days ago

i love this soooo much. keep up the amazing work!
@danball77 5 years ago

Chaos is in the beholders definition...as the laws of physics are the very definition of the underlying order.