Does this soda can anti-gravity trick have any validity?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the validity of a soda can anti-gravity trick that allegedly involves levitating a dime using batteries, a CD, a phone, and a Pepsi can. Participants explore the scientific principles that might explain or debunk the trick, including references to the Casimir effect and zero point energy.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Debate/contested, Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses skepticism about the trick's validity, suggesting that it could only be possible through the exploitation of the Casimir effect, which involves resonance of zero point energy.
  • The same participant questions the role of the cell phone in providing resonance and whether it could facilitate electron flow between the batteries, the CD, and the Pepsi can.
  • Another participant hints at the trick being a deception, implying that it may not be based on genuine scientific principles.
  • A further reply suggests that the trick could involve the use of magic wax and invisible string, indicating a belief that the trick is a performance rather than a scientific phenomenon.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally express skepticism about the trick's validity, with multiple competing views on whether it could be scientifically explained or if it is merely a performance illusion.

Contextual Notes

Participants do not reach a consensus on the scientific validity of the trick, and there are unresolved assumptions regarding the mechanisms involved in the proposed explanations.

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I saw a trick were a guy supposedly levitated a dime with batteries, a cd, a phone, and a pepsi can. I see no reason to believe this is possible, but I'd like to find out if it is. The video is http://www.break.com/index/anti_gravity_trick.html I would appreciate some clarification on this matter, I can't find a definite answer anywhere. Except this "The only way this would be possible is through exploitation of the casimir effect, which is a physical force exerted between objects due to resonance of zero point energy between the objects. This would create atmospheric (atm) pressure which would push up on the object. Cell phone provides resonance, but it is not resonating zero point energy, the lowest possible energy of a quantum device. Unless in the bizarre coincidence that the resonance allowed electron flow between the 2 pairs of batteries, (cd and pepsi can acting as the resonators because of a cell phones transmission cycle). This would then allow zero point energy to be reached by increasing the distance between the two resonating devices." (Does it have validity) Please help me out on this one, I don't understand it.
 
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Hint: "trick"
 
That's what I figured, strings attached.
 
he uses magic wax
and invisible string
which is like the thinest string you can buy
 

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