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Spin-stabilized magnetic levitation

Spin-stabilized magnetic levitation is a phenomenon of magnetic levitation whereby a spinning magnet or array of magnets (typically as a top) is levitated via magnetic forces above another magnet or array of magnets, and stabilised by gyroscopic effect due to a spin that is neither too fast, nor too slow to allow for a necessary precession. The phenomenon was originally discovered through invention by Vermont inventor Roy M. Harrigan in the 1970s. On May 3, 1983 Harrigan received a United States patent for his original levitation device based upon this phenomenon he discovered. Independent of Harrigan, a Pennsylvanian inventor named Joseph Chieffo made the same discovery in 1984 employing a flat base magnet, a geometry that proved a significant change over his predecessor's design which relied upon a dish shaped mounting of magnets for the base. Chieffo's design, publicized in a 1991 edition of the periodical "MAGNETS IN YOUR FUTURE", further differed from Harrigan's in its incorporation of an un-weighted top. Harrigan's technology, either entirely or in conjunction with Chieffo's flat-base innovation, provided the basis for the development of a mass marketed levitating toy top sold under the brand name, 'Levitron'. In 2012 and 2014 Max Michaelis reported operating Levitron brand magnetic tops at inclination angles of 45° and 90° (i.e. with the spin axis, horizontal) after employing novel configurations for the supporting magnetic fields. (Wikipedia).

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In this video i demonstrate levitation magnet on aluminum plate with stirrer. Enjoy!

From playlist ELECTROMAGNETISM

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From playlist Home Science

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From playlist THERMODYNAMICS

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From playlist MAGNETISM

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Katie shows us how to make our magnets levitate. What's Going On Magnets have two poles, north and south. Like poles repel each other, so we have the north pole of one magnet facing the north pole of another, and the south pole of one magnet facing the south pole of another. The magnets r

From playlist Get Your Science On

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From playlist MAGNETISM

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EEVblog #924 - Hovering Delorean!

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From playlist Product Reviews & Teardowns

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LSOP Live: Put a Spin On It, December 4, 2020

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From playlist LSOP Live

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From playlist Amazing science toys / gadgets

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3D animations explaining circularly polarized, linearly polarized, and unpolarized electromagnetic waves.

From playlist Physics

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From playlist Mechanics

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From playlist Amazing Science Toys/Gadgets

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MIT MIT 6.003 Signals and Systems, Fall 2011 View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/6-003F11 Instructor: Dennis Freeman License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at http://ocw.mit.edu

From playlist MIT 6.003 Signals and Systems, Fall 2011

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From playlist PHYSICS E&M 3: MAGNETIC FIELDS, MAGNETIC FORCES, MAGNETIC FIELD SOURCES, ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION

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From playlist Science & Experiments

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