steel balls.

[HaxorNubcake]

What are those things called that are made of a wooden or metal structure with 4 steel balls hanging from them? Like if you strike one ball, the rest of them move and theres a pretty good transfer of energy? vague description, but whatever. help please.

 

[amol]

hehehehehehehehhe . . . steel balls 😛


edit: seriously, you mean the unstopping motion pendulum things?

 

[Juice Box]

its a desk ornament

 

[Baked]

It's a paper weight w/ balls.

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: Baked
It's a paper weight w/ balls.

they have a name though...i think

just can't remember it

 

[dionx]

it's called Newton's Cradle

 

[furie27]

Newton's Cradle

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: dionx
it's called Newton's Cradle

bingo!

thx...this thread kinda got me to wondering, myself

 

[HaxorNubcake]

thanks

 

[Mo0o]

In X-Men magneto's little office had these balls but there wasn't any string or support beams.

 

[HaxorNubcake]

item # 1337 🙂