Perpetuum Mobile ?

(design: March 2011)

1. Introduction

A while ago, I was watching video's on YouTube. On the same day I watched a video with an explanation of a planetary gear system and another one with a Theo Jansen mechanism. With an old Week TechVideo of TechnicBricks still lingering in my mind I got this crazy idea of combining both, and who knows... maybe I'll be able to create a Perpetuum Mobile...
Actually, we all know perfectly well that creating a Perpetuum Mobile is virtully impossible, but hell: let's give it a try...

2. Images

	Left: the main idea: if the weight on the left side is further off center than the weight on the right side, then gravity will make sure the arm will move downwards on the left. Right: I used pneumatic cylinders as weights because I didn't have enough Technic hooks (after all: they have approx. the same weight).
	I admit: it's about time I start to add video's of some of my creations...

3. Does it work?

You silly! What kind of question is that? Of course not!! But you'll have to admit: it's (finally) a nice new creation, though...