The Simplest Motor in the World

by John P.

I tend to think that the description says it all on this one, but just to be clear, it’s the simplest motor… in the world. ;-)

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1 Peter B May 25, 2007 at 2:51 pm: That’s damned clever! What is it that the battery is sitting on? Looks like a watch battery, to be honest.

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2 Johny May 25, 2007 at 3:11 pm: I’m guessing those are magnets, pretty cool

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3 hthth May 26, 2007 at 12:44 am: Probably magnets. I wonder how long it can turn before running out of batteries?

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4 Farmgeek May 26, 2007 at 7:09 am: This one uses a battery, a magnet and a drywall screw – same principle but even easier to make…

http://www.farmgeek.co.nz/?p=22

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5 John P. May 26, 2007 at 3:24 pm: That other one is pretty cool too, but it lacks the nice feature of being able to set it on the counter and let ‘er rip! :-)

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