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DavesWimshurst:
Some kinds of graphite do strange things in a magnetic field:



This property is called diamagnetism.  The field of the array of magnets causes the graphite to set up an opposing field which floats the graphite sliver.  :scratch:



The pyrolytic graphite comes as a thick slab that must be split up using a razor blade into pieces about 1/2 mm thick.  The magnet array has two north poles on opposite corners up and the other two south pole up.  These are neodymium iron boron 1/2 inch cubes, large enough to pinch fingers! :bugeye:

Dave

Brass_Machine:
Dave,

That is pretty damn cool. The levitation stuff is neat.

Eric

Darren:
I've never seen levitation as simply executed as that before.....thanks for showing... :thumbup:

bogstandard:

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Darren,

Shame on you.

Bit of bad machining, bad mood, boot, cat -----> levitation simply executed

Bogs

Darren:
 :lol: :lol: :lol:

Good grief no......I'd kill it......she's not that well after the accident, me thinks the vet didn't have "her" best interest at heart....


Made me laugh though, that was a good one.... :clap:

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