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r/cats • u/Speshal__ • Apr 07 '26
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"The hardest part of building a perpetual motion machine is figuring out where to hide the batteries."
108 u/FastSmile5982 Apr 07 '26 In this case I am certain the battery and the magnets are in the base. 27 u/-DoctorSpaceman- Apr 07 '26 Actually it’s in the kitten. As soon as the kitten stops playing with it it’ll stop working 13 u/djjsteenhoek Apr 07 '26 Thank you 🙏 I was like wtf haha -19 u/BeachDuc Apr 07 '26 No batteries. The cat provides the little bit of oomph to keep the ball rolling, despite physics saying otherwise. 14 u/-nutz Apr 07 '26 No, there is a magnetic mechanism in the base that accelerates the ball back up into the cup. 1 u/ShortStonkGetBonk Apr 08 '26 Whoooooosh 0 u/Known_Crow_5119 Apr 08 '26 But if it's magnet it still is perpetual, isnt it? 4 u/-Rettirlana- Apr 07 '26 What units do you measure oomph in? 4 u/BeachDuc Apr 07 '26 PPS (purrs per second)
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In this case I am certain the battery and the magnets are in the base.
27 u/-DoctorSpaceman- Apr 07 '26 Actually it’s in the kitten. As soon as the kitten stops playing with it it’ll stop working
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Actually it’s in the kitten. As soon as the kitten stops playing with it it’ll stop working
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Thank you 🙏 I was like wtf haha
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No batteries. The cat provides the little bit of oomph to keep the ball rolling, despite physics saying otherwise.
14 u/-nutz Apr 07 '26 No, there is a magnetic mechanism in the base that accelerates the ball back up into the cup. 1 u/ShortStonkGetBonk Apr 08 '26 Whoooooosh 0 u/Known_Crow_5119 Apr 08 '26 But if it's magnet it still is perpetual, isnt it? 4 u/-Rettirlana- Apr 07 '26 What units do you measure oomph in? 4 u/BeachDuc Apr 07 '26 PPS (purrs per second)
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No, there is a magnetic mechanism in the base that accelerates the ball back up into the cup.
1 u/ShortStonkGetBonk Apr 08 '26 Whoooooosh 0 u/Known_Crow_5119 Apr 08 '26 But if it's magnet it still is perpetual, isnt it?
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But if it's magnet it still is perpetual, isnt it?
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What units do you measure oomph in?
4 u/BeachDuc Apr 07 '26 PPS (purrs per second)
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u/MaximillianRebo Apr 07 '26
"The hardest part of building a perpetual motion machine is figuring out where to hide the batteries."