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FSU Sets 7 World Records In High Magnetics Research

Posted by timothy on from the research-and-fun dept.

spence calder writes "FSU's High Magnetic Field Lab, more specifically my Kenpo teacher, just broke 7 world records, and brought the record for a superconducting magnet to 25 Tesla. Check it out at FSView and a more detailed article here. Now if only our football team was that cool." And if you'd like your magnetic toys to shoot metal bits, Jason Rollette points to his railgun project, which looks like good, clean, high-voltage fun.

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  1. /. = Server Railgun by l810c · · Score: 2, Funny

    Jason's Blog has tons of cool pictures And video. I doubt it holds up.

  2. 25 Tesla? by Read+Icculus · · Score: 5, Funny

    That'll keep those damn Americans off my base.

    FP

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  3. "...good, clean, high-voltage fun." by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yep, Alfred Nobel probably said a similar thing when inventing dynamite.

  4. Football? by Jonas+the+Bold · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now if only our football team was that cool Are you sure you're a geek?

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  5. Railgun: Repeatable Access Denial System by dbIII · · Score: 3, Funny
    Metalstorm (www.metalstorm.com) is a company possibly within projectile distance of where I live that are working on railguns.

    Since they are working on a system called "Repeatable Access Denial System" they just have to be mentioned on slashdot!

  6. Advanced Technology by soliaus · · Score: 5, Funny
    The high tech lab offers researchers specialized equipment that is not available anywhere else in the country
    http://www.fsunews.com/vnews/display.v?TARGET=show Image&article_id=3f56a1ad62845&image_num=1

    Thats one hell of a soldering iron.

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  7. Re:Congratulations by eyeye · · Score: 2, Funny

    yes this will also change the fridge magnet industry beyond recognition.

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  8. In Other News... by insane8 · · Score: 5, Funny

    None of my credit cards seem to be working anymore...

  9. FSU Football Team by Catharz · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why don't they just spike the football and turn this on at one end of the stadium?

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  10. But did they check properly? by adeyadey · · Score: 3, Funny

    By holding a piece of paper over it and sprinkling some iron filings?

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  11. Tallahassee by rot26 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ya gotta love a town where you can buy draft beer by the gallon practically anywhere. BY the way FSU is one of the few universities with a full-time bail bondsman on staff.

    Gay Goaters!!

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  12. Woah, back off with the big words! by DirkDaring · · Score: 3, Funny

    "FSU's High Magnetic Field Lab, more specifically my Kenpo teacher, just broke 7 world records, and brought the record for a superconducting magnet to 25 Tesla. Check it out at FSView and a more detailed article here. Now if only our football team was that cool."

    What makes you think people here know something about 'football'?