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ExNET > Exhibits > Group 5 > Floating on Currents
Floating on Currents
(magnetism)

Floating on Currents is an elegant expression of a relatively simple phenomenon. Taking advantage of the slowing effects of eddy currents, visitors can make a central magnet literally float in space between two large pieces of copper.

Exhibit Specs
48"w X 48"h X 18"d
200 lbs.
 
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