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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: The E on January 04, 2012, 11:00:12 am

Title: More fun with levitating superconductors
Post by: The E on January 04, 2012, 11:00:12 am

http://boingboing.net/2012/01/04/quantum-levitation-realizes-hu.html

Title: Re: More fun with levitating superconductors
Post by: achtung on January 04, 2012, 02:03:03 pm

The future is now.

Actually, watching it again, this looks kind of fake. The nitrogen looks rendered.

EDIT: Looking at the comments, it appears I'm not the only one who feels this way.

Title: Re: More fun with levitating superconductors
Post by: Nuke on January 04, 2012, 06:29:11 pm

no reason why this wouldn't work though. ive seem videos of lab demonstrations making levitating objects follow magnetic tracks. only reason they would need to fake it is if they needed a teaser video to drum up investors to pay for development, if they intended to market the thing as a toy. giving children access to liquid nitrogen seems like a bad idea though.

Title: Re: More fun with levitating superconductors
Post by: BloodEagle on January 04, 2012, 11:02:52 pm

Guys, you're missing the point.

This is obviously a prototype for NASCAR (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9R3z7VfX_Q&t=01m10s).  :P

Title: Re: More fun with levitating superconductors
Post by: achtung on January 05, 2012, 01:46:13 am

Here's a video of the real thing, which is pretty amazing.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws6AAhTw7RA&sns=em