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Unbeliever
Feb12-08, 08:14 PM
Can anyone help me understand what's happening in this video? Is it a total bamboozle, or is there anything to it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP5JgG1-0jg
russ_watters
Feb12-08, 10:06 PM
It looks like normal magnetic levitation to me. Nothing particularly exciting about that.
ranger
Feb12-08, 10:21 PM
Just search youtube for magnetic levitation and you'll get some interesting vids. Also diamagnetic levitation is also quite interesting. Ever see a floating (or flying) frog?
Math Jeans
Feb13-08, 12:02 PM
Ever see a floating (or flying) frog?

No, but I wouldn't mind it. I should check that out.
Unbeliever
Feb13-08, 01:42 PM
Yeah, I've seen that floating frog. They used an extremely powerful magnetic field. Fascinating!
Math Jeans
Feb13-08, 01:47 PM
Is this it?

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=HxEW11sVS8o
ranger
Feb13-08, 09:38 PM
Yup. That'd be it. The official website is here:
http://www.hfml.ru.nl/froglev.html
TVP45
Feb15-08, 11:17 AM
It looks like normal magnetic levitation to me. Nothing particularly exciting about that.

Well, sort of. The coil looks OK, but I can't see the stabilization. Is there something in that platform underneath? Or am I completely missing it?