Not as complicated as it sounds. Create two pendulums with a coil of wire at the bottom, which alternately create and are moved by the magnetic force and the current flowing through them.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/magnetic_pendulums/index.html
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/magnetic_pendulums/index.html
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