P. Mobile

Perpetuum Mobile Sculpture

MATERIALS
Brass, aluminium, lead,
together with iron and steel in various grades.

PREPARATORY WORK
Play and research over 12 years.

SPECIFICATIONS
Rolling steel ball 0.820 kg.
Centre weight: ca 40 kg.
Total weight: ca 155 kg.

LAP TIME
Locked to the periodic time (32 per minute; the three long pendulums).
The steel balls lap time: 16 rounds per minute.

START-UP
After final installation and adjustments:
28. April 1996 at 05:45 o'clock.

ESTIMATED LIFESPAN
Until it wear and tear, sometime in the future.