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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: MP-Ryan on October 18, 2011, 11:26:49 am

Title: Making objects float in thin air (magnetism + superconductors)
Post by: MP-Ryan on October 18, 2011, 11:26:49 am

So it's not exactly groundbreaking, but it's a pretty neat visual demonstration:

EDIT:  Curses.  Forgot HTML is disabled in posts.

Link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws6AAhTw7RA

Title: Re: Making objects float in thin air (magnetism + superconductors)
Post by: Herra Tohtori on October 18, 2011, 12:18:41 pm

Quite marvellous.

Title: Re: Making objects float in thin air (magnetism + superconductors)
Post by: Mars on October 18, 2011, 12:23:23 pm

I kept on trying to make a diamagnetic levitation rig when I was a youngling, but I didn't have the skills necessary to make it exact enough.

Title: Re: Making objects float in thin air (magnetism + superconductors)
Post by: StarSlayer on October 18, 2011, 12:35:57 pm

SCIENCE!

Title: Re: Making objects float in thin air (magnetism + superconductors)
Post by: Dragon on October 18, 2011, 01:20:14 pm

I've seen that when some guys from cryo labs came to our school. In addition to standard tricks with cryogenics (stuffing inflated balloons into a bottle or shattering a flower), they cooled a block of superconductor in liquid nitrogen and made a magnet float above it.

Title: Re: Making objects float in thin air (magnetism + superconductors)
Post by: deathfun on October 18, 2011, 01:59:00 pm

Why didn't I do this for my science for all those years ago?

Title: Re: Making objects float in thin air (magnetism + superconductors)
Post by: watsisname on October 18, 2011, 03:04:47 pm

/me wants room temperature superconductors :(

Title: Re: Making objects float in thin air (magnetism + superconductors)
Post by: Unknown Target on October 18, 2011, 03:46:05 pm

Holy ****. So much potential for 3d modeling. O_O

Title: Re: Making objects float in thin air (magnetism + superconductors)
Post by: Darkage on October 18, 2011, 03:51:19 pm

Prety Cool.

Title: Re: Making objects float in thin air (magnetism + superconductors)
Post by: qazwsx on October 18, 2011, 04:04:13 pm

Quote from: Darkage on October 18, 2011, 03:51:19 pm

Prety Cool.

Look! One of the Great Old Ones! :O

Title: Re: Making objects float in thin air (magnetism + superconductors)
Post by: Nuke on October 18, 2011, 04:12:04 pm

im kinda more interested in ionocraft (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionocraft) myself. superconductor levitation never really interested me.

Title: Re: Making objects float in thin air (magnetism + superconductors)
Post by: Mongoose on October 18, 2011, 04:14:05 pm

Heh, I just saw this earlier today.  Sure beats the hell out of that Levitron spinning magnetic top I have.

Title: Re: Making objects float in thin air (magnetism + superconductors)
Post by: Mikes on October 19, 2011, 05:29:57 am

Anyone else find it hilarious that it essentially looks like a floating cookie ? :) LOL

Title: Re: Making objects float in thin air (magnetism + superconductors)
Post by: Rodo on October 19, 2011, 08:57:26 am

He moves the thing...the thing gets locked in the air.
I'm like: wtf?
The rest of the video I'm looking for David Copperfield somewhere on the background.

Title: Re: Making objects float in thin air (magnetism + superconductors)
Post by: jr2 on October 19, 2011, 09:04:00 pm

Interesting...