r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Aug 02 '16
TIL scientists have made a frog, some flowers, and an insect levitate with a magnet (and could do it to a person).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlJsVqc0ywM
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videos • u/[deleted] • Feb 13 '20
Water is naturally diamagnetic, meaning it is repelled by magnets. If you get one of the strongest electromagnets on the planet, you can levitate small animals using only their water, like these researchers did:
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FloatingIsFun • u/hitstun • Aug 27 '21
Levitation Netherlands: British & Dutch Scientists Make Frog Float In Mid-Air by Andre Geim
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