Uploaded December 2013 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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An electrostatic motor in this LEGO clock escapement reverses direction via elastic collision between rotating and stationary neodymium magnets.

The reversal is driven by magnetic repulsion—a conservative force behaving like an ideal spring—resulting in an elastic collision.

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