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Author Topic: "Cool" Möbius  (Read 4065 times)

dspelley

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"Cool" Möbius
« on: July 12, 2013, 08:20 AM »
"Cool" superconducting magnet on a Möbius strip.

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Re: "Cool" Möbius
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2013, 09:34 AM »
yes, very 'cool'  :D  :up:
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Re: "Cool" Möbius
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2013, 11:17 AM »
How come I never knew about the slow fall effect of a magnet through a copper pipe?  I'm glad he demonstrated that because I can actually try it myself - I'm going to have to show that to the kids.

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Re: "Cool" Möbius
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2013, 01:42 PM »
Awesome!

Guy also has some big kahunas pouring liquid nitrogen without wearing gloves or much in the way of protective gear. Yikes! Talk about steady hands. :tellme:

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Re: "Cool" Möbius
« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2013, 02:37 PM »
I saw a similar video a while back - I *think* it was posted here on dc, and I *think* it used the same principles, but not sure.
Anyone else remember?
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Re: "Cool" Möbius
« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2013, 07:17 PM »
I saw a similar video a while back - I *think* it was posted here on dc, and I *think* it used the same principles, but not sure.
Anyone else remember?

  Yep, showed a steel ball or something dropped through a pipe that took a long time to exit.

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Re: "Cool" Möbius
« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2013, 03:00 AM »
How come I never knew about the slow fall effect of a magnet through a copper pipe?  I'm glad he demonstrated that because I can actually try it myself - I'm going to have to show that to the kids.

Hehehe! That's a good experiment to do! The 2 or 3 thousand magnets needed for the mobius strip make it a tad on the $$$ side. :D Would be nice to have the extra $$$ laying around for that one too though! :D
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