Which is why the metal plates would be approximately 3.5 times the diameter of the snare drums. The drums are about 13" in diameter, 9" tall, and weigh between 10-14 lbs. If the magnet would truly be unstable, then some support could be added. All I really want to know is if a magnet could be...
My friend came to me today with an interesting problem. He wants to make some sort of magnet that will make the school band's drumline's snare drums, in essence, levitate. This is for a big school event and he wants to do something special this year. Is it possible to make such a magnet? If so...