Water Demonstrations part two--Hero's Fountain // Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany
Hero's fountain is a device that lifts water to a higher height that it's origin in order to move to a lower position. This simple device was invented almost 2000 years ago and has several variations in making it but they all operate using the same concept. These devices will only run as long as there is water in the upper bottle. When the upper bottle drains out, it will stop flowing, usually drains in 2-4 minutes. The length of time is dependent on the diameter of the nozzle, a very small thin stream may last uptimes about 10 minutes.
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I hope he is still teaching, we need more teachers like this guy.
The smile on your face when it worked, was simply beautiful. Thanks for your effort.
HIS FACE AT 6:42..... He GENUINELY is excited to see his creation start to work. That's the face of a man that wants to acquire endless cool pieces of knowledge just because he loves sharing it with others. I wish you were my teacher in school.
@rtchow3000
3 жыл бұрын
just imagine how alexander bell felt after 2000 failures, finally saw the light at the other end of the tunnel. it wasn't about the electricity, it about replacing whale oil with just the right amount of tuns filament , gas and vacuum inside the glass enclosure.
I love your videos. Thank you for making them.
@Andy-jd1ib
5 жыл бұрын
OOH its you!
@gangledorf6017
5 жыл бұрын
Bruce Yeany>SmarterEveryDay
@YeanyScience
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Destin, always loved smarter everyday so I really appreciate hearing from you
@jpmisme1998
5 жыл бұрын
I enjoy you both but one of you needs to post more often *cough* Dustin *cough*
@bharath9019
5 жыл бұрын
C'mon your videos are not often as I expected some of them even takes months so please try to post witn a week
Wow, thanks so much for sharing Bruce! Never heard of Hero's fountain before!
I really like this guy. You can tell hes genuinely enthused about the science, which was missing when i was in school
@YeanyScience
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Justin after all these years I still am amazed by the science, sorry you missed it in school
Thanks. Always love how you simplify the explanation.
Clear, good explanations of phenomenon and of the underlying physical mechanism. Enthusiastic and a pleasure to view.
Your videos are always so interesting. They really inspire me to make these kinds of contraptions and experiment. As a way to pay this back, here's a little trick that you don't know about. When you have to empty a bottle full of water/liquid quickly, give it a nice swirl just before pouring. This way you create a vortex or whirlpool inside the bottle that lets air rush in at the same time that water comes out. Hope you at least find that interesting!
@montyc1135
4 жыл бұрын
Ciroluiro why would you assume that he DOESN’T know about that. Choose your words carefully. Btw, he DID swirl it.
I cannot believe, that youtube has not pointed me towards your contents sooner! Thank you so much for sharing your enlightment! Unparalleled work, effort, history research, etc.!
Your personality is lively and gives a good atmosphere.
@rtchow3000
3 жыл бұрын
my chemistry tutor was like him. easy going guy and totally interact with his talking point.
I'm glad you used the swirl method the second time you emptied the 2 liter bottle
@0range1968UK
3 жыл бұрын
also this way you cna find out which part of the world you are in ..with the spins direction.
Dear Professor, hugs and congratulations from Argentina. I hope there is better health.
@YeanyScience
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you, love hearing from Argentina, I am feeling so much better these days, I am so thankful to be able to get my life back to normal again
Thank you for teaching. You're humanities greatest treasure.
@sabyasachighose1003
3 жыл бұрын
HERON CRYING IN HEAVEN
Good thinking with the 1/2 inch CPVC on the large setup! Great demonstration!
So fun to watch real science being applied. Thank you!
What a great project! Thanks for sharing.
A modern-day Mr. Wizard, one of my favorite TV shows during my youth. What a great teacher!
@madalinspy4305
Жыл бұрын
Răspunde sincer .....cîte secunde merge această ,,invenție ,, Eu nu văd nici un circuit al apei acolo !
Never gets old of watching this video. Many thanks 🙏🏼
his face at 6:50 when it works one of the greatest feelings
@0_0oweee4
5 жыл бұрын
He need ads for momey we. Need to make him. A meme call on every one and make a meme at 6:50 It could like -when u finsih your exam Yeh
@boblewis3444
5 жыл бұрын
Taef_TTV TTV BTW thanks
Fluid Dynamics always blows my mind
If I would have had the same demonstration in my classes, I would have chosen an other profession Well done. Loved the idea adding colloration to see the flow better.
You explains the subject in a practical manner I loved it
@chrisspere4836
2 жыл бұрын
Much too fast for an oldy like me to keep up with though but I try.🙂
3:35 wow it's so simple. I can't believe that I couldn't figure out how you were doing it!!
I wonder if that oscillation in the large unit comes from the low volume of water in the catch basin? If that were more full, and more able to provide a constant stream of water, would the fountain go higher and be more consistent?
@YeanyScience
5 жыл бұрын
I was wondering what caused that myself, not sure what caused it. I want to go back and experiment with it some more.
It's awesome that you make there videos. It's teachers like you that keep the classroom interesting .
Hello, thanks for this beneficial video. How can we ensure the continuity of the water cycle in the bottle? (except adding water to the upper bottle) I would really like you to please help.
Wow that was / is amazing! Thanks for sharing this with us. How long did the 5 gallon jug system run?
@leeyoo88
5 жыл бұрын
same qusition pls
@funwithaiman8224
4 жыл бұрын
lol same question Mr Bruce :)
I'm feeding the birds in my garden and providing water for them. However, the water is often contaminated with debris, making it dirty. I appreciate the suggestion and will work on implementing this idea to keep the water consistently clean. Thank you!
Wow! this is fantastic. Thanks for sharing this with us. I'd love to make one. I'd like to make both the big and small. The two soda bottle fountain would be best. Have you made the video showing how to make it? again thanks for sharing this with us.
Thanks for sharing this, I am curious as to how long does the water keep going?
@MrCosmos110
3 жыл бұрын
It runs till the upper bottle is empty.
@mountain-roots
3 жыл бұрын
Water tables and filtered water. Batteries and fountain. Imagine each bottle a tree. Now try to imagine the trees are just Stumps... The stumps are our mountains . Waterfalls our the fountains of life/youth. Charged water. If you like this idea i made videos as well.
Use this idea with a water wheel and demonstrate electricity also as an aquarium auquifiyer (the wheel) the other being enclosed,
@burnroe6611
4 жыл бұрын
You don't even need a wheel use salt water .and copper in certain areas im working on my own now hope it works like my theory says it should
@dreivon9313
3 жыл бұрын
Can u send me a video of your theory
Professor you are awesome! Thanks for this video
dear bruce yeany, I love your videos since it shows science as science with solid proof. I hope you are in good health. Keep making these incredible videos. LOVE FROM INDIA
@YeanyScience
5 жыл бұрын
thank you Adarsh, I love to hear from India.
@humber1216
5 жыл бұрын
Hello, are you Armenian by nationality?
@humber1216
5 жыл бұрын
Вы случайно не родственник Степан Георгиевич Шаумяна?
@adarshsubramanian6894
5 жыл бұрын
@@humber1216 no Indian why?
@adarshsubramanian6894
5 жыл бұрын
@@humber1216 I could not understand that
Sir good job. But when upper bottle will emty then how will water come.
@erikthebro1980
4 жыл бұрын
...Your a child
@albinkphilip
4 жыл бұрын
You're right
Science education the way it should be! Keep the videos coming Bruce!
@YeanyScience
5 жыл бұрын
thanks Craig, from what I've seen I think we have similar views on how science should be taught. Keep posting!
have you tried a perpetual fountain where you have the two bottles in a "see-saw" attachment with a gate valve ? pls enlighten me. thanks a lot
@shababhsiddique
3 жыл бұрын
i was just thinking the same, will be cool if someone tests out
This is something I had started to do in my 9th grade back in 1995 but never got to finish it... lot of memories
@mohammadjuned6290
4 жыл бұрын
Why you didn't finish it?
Hi sir thank you for your videos..is it possible bring water from bore hole with out electricity through this method?
When the bottom fills up, it stops. That’s what needs figured out. How to recycle the base jug back to the top for a continuous cycle.
@bujoesama757
4 жыл бұрын
The Piping Viking yup..i thinking of that..how to make it dont stop cycle
@amaizingstuff6528
4 жыл бұрын
You can use a small electric pump!
This is why I love physics, just looking at the device my head is brimming with questions, how big it would need to be in order to for the water to flow non stop for the whole day? Would it still work if the fountain part were bellow the reservoir? What would happen to the water flow if you change the girth of each pipe individually? And so many others.... I should build one myself =P
Gracias profesor, realiza una actividad que ayuda a muchos maestros de ciencias ...
Thank you! Loved learning from you in this video.
@YeanyScience
5 жыл бұрын
thank you David
Love your video sir, but i think the water On the middle bottle would be empty and then waterfall becaming stop.
@HeruSuadi
4 жыл бұрын
that is right, water flow to the bottom bottle just create air pressure to middle bottle and push water fountain, no water flow circulation
How long will the fountain run? Like will the pressure decrease after some time due to any external means.
@jeffcook8501
5 жыл бұрын
It should run non stop
@PantherophisG
5 жыл бұрын
It will run until the water reservoir bottle fills completely with air.
@jeffcook8501
5 жыл бұрын
@@PantherophisG that won't happen because the water coming out is going right back down to the bottom
@PantherophisG
5 жыл бұрын
@@jeffcook8501 But none of the water going into the bottom is then going back up. Eventually the full bottle will be empty, the empty bottle will be full, and there is no more pressure to run the system.
@jeffcook8501
5 жыл бұрын
@@PantherophisG After watching the video again you are right the way it is plumed the water won't run forever. At the end he shows a fountain inside 2 bottles. This system plumbing is how I thought he had the others setup.
Great experiment! This could help for the huge project to make the world better. God bless you abundantly!
Neat-O! Thanks for this post .
Is it possible to use heron's fountain on hydroponics?
@ekanthgopl
4 жыл бұрын
I had the same thought
@anthonvonlareto9617
4 жыл бұрын
@@ekanthgopl i will work on it.. same thought here
@ekanthgopl
4 жыл бұрын
@@anthonvonlareto9617 I searched around and found some answers.. Please do let me know if it works. It'll be good.. Also check out dosatron pump system.. It's spring loaded.. Might be wat you're looking for
You should add a generator and light a led bulb 😊 great job
I love it. I'm going to build one. I guess you can have fun designing different diameter nozzles and maybe different shapes of catch basins.
@YeanyScience
5 жыл бұрын
I'm still playing with it, I've had a few comments about laminar flow so I've added a nozzle that shows it
how long the water will flow? infinite time? or just after filling the lower bottle? and thanks btw! great video indeed!
I wonder if you could some how rig it up to where you can have both fountain and a refiller so that it work itself to keep the water in a constant stream without the need for water pumps
@irontrunk2267
5 жыл бұрын
This would be a perpetual motion machine and would never work are there is always a loss
I'm curious could this be used to build a water cooled PC?
@HackedHawk
4 жыл бұрын
you could but you will have to continually swap out the two jugs
@PLASMATIER
4 жыл бұрын
Not water as water conducts electric potential. The only thing utterly harmless to electronics would be mineral oil, and you would need significantly thicker inner diameter for the tubing. Still, yes.,The setup of a liquid cooled pc is feasible a and even commonplace for artists or people interested in higher computer power. Cool trick is having a fish tank of mineral oil sealed airtight in a fish tank to give the illusion a sunken computer tower.
Love it thank you! Rambling wreck from Georgia tech! Sweet sweet sweet!
The original version had wine in he tormented his visitors by pouring water into the dish and to their amazement wine came out of the fountain. Hero was a total Hero in my book
how long is the water circulation?
@HamguyBacon
5 жыл бұрын
@Ryan Plethra I think he means how long will it work. timewise.
@shravanuchil
4 жыл бұрын
As per the theory it should continue forever.
@bliblablo22
4 жыл бұрын
But wouln‘t that be a perpetuum mobile?
@aphonkc7120
4 жыл бұрын
@@shravanuchil it wouldn't. If the water runs out the fountain will stop
@shravanuchil
4 жыл бұрын
@@aphonkc7120 sorry 😔, I was thinking something else only, just now I saw his another video and understood. Thanks 😊
Are you still retired? You look like you're in a classroom. Were these an old recording or did they let you back in? lol
@YeanyScience
5 жыл бұрын
I'm still retired but I did quite a bit of recording with students before I left, knowing what I would want to post in the future so you will see students in other upcoming videos. I am combining old and new footage. Also hope to post a few videos that I will shoot from my garage
dear Prof. greattt demo...thanks, but in the last test you 've made can you please put the two bottles next to each other(air supplier and water supplier)??
i wish i had teacher like you
water wheel driving small electric motor, charge batteries ,light it up?
@timhallas4275
4 жыл бұрын
The energy produced would be less than the energy used to fill the bottle. There is no such thing as free mechanical energy.
That could be a alternative for a solar bird bath. Batteries will never be in this product.
@madysingh3016
4 жыл бұрын
@@WillSurvive2TheEnd why are we not using these on big scale
Great demonstration. ... thanks alot but we need the fluid formulas so we can calculate the head distance. pressure and flow rate
Hey i was wondering if you test if it has enough force to turn a car alternator be a cool idea for a water wheel .
Bruce, how are you doing? I seem to recall that you weren't in the best of health last time you uploaded.
@YeanyScience
5 жыл бұрын
Hi Glenn, back in June I had knee replacements on both knees, it was a struggle for a while but I've worked hard the last several months to recover. It has been worth it, I feel 20 years younger, well maybe 10 years.
@glenngriffon8032
5 жыл бұрын
@@YeanyScience sorry for the late reply but I'm glad you're feeling better. I'm happy to see new videos on your channel too. I wish I had had a teacher like you when I was in school.
this will work until only first container water finishes .. how it will be continious fountain
@timhallas4275
4 жыл бұрын
It isn't continuous. It stops when the bottle is empty.
@seanregehr4921
4 жыл бұрын
It is continuous in the sense it continuously flows without any external forces. Place it outdoors and it will operate will almost no human effort as rain will refill any lost water from evaporation etc. Even in colder climates the water can free and as soon as it melts it will start back up as long the water level is sufficient.
@timhallas4275
4 жыл бұрын
@@seanregehr4921 Wrong. The "external force" is gravity. The water had to be lifted to the upper container in order for this action to begin. That is applied potential energy.. Once the upper container is empty, there is no longer potential energy available. The idea that rain filling the upper container is adding energy. The point is, this is no more perpetual motion than is the water cycle .... evaporation...condensation...precipitation. It requires energy from the sun to work.
@seanregehr4921
4 жыл бұрын
@@timhallas4275 - I guess you missed the explanation of how this works. Pressure raises the water and is the auto-balancing mechanism. All that is needed to maintain this function is the correct water level. The water cycle is perpetual motion.
@timhallas4275
4 жыл бұрын
@@seanregehr4921 I explained all, of that to you, and yet you make the same silly claim. I ask you this. If the sun is not involved, will it still rain?
If one were to paint the higher bottle black, and the lower bottle w atmospheric cooling material, and then set outside on a sunny day, could the temperature difference making the water more dense and less dense create a perpetual fountain??
Awesome vid with awesome explanations.
So this could not run indefinitely because the water will reach equilibrium and it will stop. I heard claims of this running forever
@Shoaib_Khan85
4 жыл бұрын
this is exactly what crossed my mind. in principal its violating the fundamental laws of physics
Just hook up a hydro generator and get electricity for water.
@mealwormfarmingpakistan
5 жыл бұрын
Scale this up 100 times put genetator in front of flowing water and you can run half kv generator and produce electricity without burining fossil fuel
Nice, and realy if a small setup works all know it will do so in a large setup. But what is happening if one botlle is empty, or, the other is full. Is this the end of the flow?
I was thinking it might be fun to tack on a Lord Kevin water dropper to the one with the fine stream of water and then maybe use the electrostatic forces to drive yet more effects.
7:10 great now i gotta pee AGAIN
great. now I have to pee
@Maninawig
5 жыл бұрын
Hmmm... A pretty heron's fountain in a retirement facility bathroom as a decoration to help the juices flow... Great idea!
Спасибо! Очень интересно!
Thank you for sharing. 👍
You should monetize your videos. Make some money on the side.
I think with the judicious application of valves, you could make one where you just exchange the position of the two bottles when the top one empties, close and open a couple of valves, and keep fountaining.
lovely i'm looking for making a small fountain like it but with decorative things
Very cool. I did a science project in middle school using that concept
Great job Mr. Yeany!
Amazing! I immediately want to make one for myself! Thank you!
@YeanyScience
5 жыл бұрын
That is what I want to hear, thank you Forrest, I hope you try it
@user-qw3hs3us7r
4 жыл бұрын
Forrest, I think it's impossible because of 2nd Law of the thermodynamics. TY professor for trolling.
@yosoytrader
3 жыл бұрын
This is .amazing I will try to make one too. How much Time will be pumping?
its so good to see you back with some very nice videos. I am A Big Fan.
I like when you get the students to help out.
This is awesome! I've been looking for something like this that I could use as a birdbath, but I didn't want to rely on electricity to power it.
@chrisspere4836
2 жыл бұрын
Only trouble is i don't think they run forever, the water gets lower in one part and then it stops. I'm fairly certain it isn't possible for it to go forever, sorry.🙂
@greggory1532
2 жыл бұрын
Same here Joseph, I've been thinking of ways around prolonging the time. Like using larger buckets for 'B' and 'C' and having the rain gutters drop into 'A'. Maybe even connecting an air pump to 'B' for when it fills up. Did you ever get anything going for your birds?
@digitallion3861
2 жыл бұрын
@@greggory1532 I haven't had the time to do anything yet. I've had ALOT of projects going on lately such as a weather head and new meter base/breaker panel and new wiring for the house. New plumbing for the hotwater heater and recently we lost our vehicle and are now stranded with no transportation. I like the rain gutter idea, in fact I already have a system set up to catch rainwater from my gutter that I use for watering the garden. Larger vessels for parts B and C I think would prolong the time also, I'm thinking 50 gallon drums should do it. lol
Excellent job. God bless you
Congrats on 200k love your channel
Thanks for your prompt reply and declaration
That a great experiment! I use that method to make clean drink water out of dirty water 😍
El primer hombre que logra que las leyes no se cumplan. BRAVO MAESTRO
This guy is my hero!
Thanks for the explanation. I can't wait to share this with my nephew.
Best present for my garden. Thank you!
Good can I use this to fill up home over haed tank
Thanks I enjoyed watching this🇬🇧
Great explanation and demo. How about free energy water pumping from well by using that principals ?
So does the rate of flow and pressure reflect the amount of water in the system and how far the two bottles are spaced apart? Like amount of water ~gpm and spacial difference between bottles~pressure. I might be confusing myself because i think gpm and psi are directly related and the gravitational difference between the bottles will remain the same because the gravitational pull will not differ more than slightly based on barametrics and sea level...
Thanks so much for this information. It will be very helpful in hydroponics. :)
Flow of you fountain is much stronger than others, i hope this is due to greater height between bottles or due to bigger opening of pipe, i was thinking to make it for getting energy for lights/bulbs.
Once primed will this carry on working until the water has evaporated ?. Or if enclosed so water can not escape will it run forever ? . It looks to me like like an elaborate version of putting a big bucket of water on a see saw .The other end of the see saw is down but its attached to a big syringe of water .The weight of the water in the bucket pushed the syringe in and the water goes up in the air but stops when the see saw with the bucket on reaches the ground.
Would a Ram Pump placed in the system, make a closed system that continuously drains and feeds the water back into itself?? Just Curious.. Thanks for Your Science Channel!!