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Levitating Liquids In Simulated Zero-G

Posted by timothy on from the I-have-a-gravity-bridge-to-sell-you dept.

Ocean Quigley writes: "These researchers at Case Western University are making liquids float in magnetic fields, just as if they were in Zero G. By varying the strength of the fields, they can emulate changes in gravity. Take a look at: http://www.cwru.edu/pubaff/univco mm/liqbridge.htm." Very neat thinking on the part of these researchers -- don't fight gravity directly, but merely counteract it! Unfortunately, it doesn't look like a technique that can be applied to human beings yet, so you still need a plane or an elevator for your low-G experiences ;)

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  1. Researchers at bathroom.edu have done this with.. by Money__ · · Score: 5
    A hair dryer and a ping pong ball. ;)

    "OOOoooo look, 0 G!"

  2. Re:Old Hat by Suidae · · Score: 5

    The frog, floating in a 16 Tesla field.

    http://www.sci.kun.nl/hfml/froglev.html