Toys from Trash - Motor with Merry-Go-Round - Young World Club 
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Toys from Trash – Motor with Merry-Go-Round

  • POSTED ON: 28 Sep, 2017
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  • POSTED BY: Arvind Gupta
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Magnets attached to a battery create a very simple motor, called a 'homopolar motor'. Using very few materials, learn how to make this fascinating merry-go-round.

Materials you will need: Two Neodymium magnets, a 1-5-volt battery, a 25-gauge bare copper wire, a simple merry-go-round made with cardboard and beads.

Watch the video to learn how to make this fascinating object!