Make Pencil Lead Levitate

[CoolbreezeFromSteam]

If i make the bottom of a bed with graphite and get some REALLY strong megents could i make a levitating bed?

[ilikeeggs283]

18 people think god was behind this

[bobster451]

I believe copper is also diamagnetic. Way back when, my electronics professor stated this was a property of copper wire and showed how the copper, when exposed to magnetics could generate voltage and current. This was the explanation for inductive reactance happened as well.

I'm curious, Would copper wire be able to do this as well? (levitate on magnets)

[monalfre]

what about rubbing the lead on a paper till it becomes very thin, wouldn't that help it levitate more?

[hindydranday]

Didn't buoyancy have something to do with the Archimedes Principle? I may be thinking of Bernouli but I think that had to do with the airfoil design of wings...

[massacreman3000]

Couldnt you use liquid nitrogen to cool the magnets?

or the pencil lead, i may be backwards on this one.

[seraine22]

@massacreman3000

Using liquid nitrogen to cool the pencil lead would make it a superconducter, which makes it very diamagnetic (sometimes called superdiamagnetism) and would make it float more than simply using regular pencil lead or pyrolytic graphite would. To see an example of this, search maglev train (superconducter) on Youtube.

[timeofknight]

I am going to use this as a decoration ornament for my house xD THanks! you're awesome!

[aboriani]

What kind of surface did you used to put the magnets on? It is possible that the type of the metal under the magnets affect the magnetic field and ruin the experiment? Cause I tried with a iron plate, and didnt worked... but maybe because I used only 10 bigger round magnets, probably i need more and smaller magnets...

[MrC10H15N]

is there a way to distinguish the north and south ends of a magnet?

[aboriani]

@MrC10H15N Opposite poles attracts, and same poles repels... just bring together two magnets and find out where is N and where is S. It really doesnt matter where the real North is and the South is... its just a matter of knowing which is the opposite of the other....

[seraine22]

@MrC10H15N

I believe you are asking if it is possible to tell which end of a magnet is north and which end is south, not which sides repel each other. You can buy tools which do that for about 20$, or you could hang it from a thread and see if it points north or south, and whichever end of the magnet points north is the north side of the magnet. You could also put it floating on a cork in a non-metallic bowl of water.

[MrC10H15N]

@seraine22 Yes, thank you. 

[hongkai2000]

Is there any difference between the strength of round and square magnets?

[hongkai2000]

@hongkai2000 while levitating?

[fleemonstay]

How many times did you snap the lead in the video leading up to this?

[Zarac1121123]

Can I use neocube magnets for this experiment?

[FallingFloor]

cant remember where i heard this but you can make the magnets stronger by cooling them. I dont know how cold they need to be but im sure liquid nitrogen would be enough lol.

[jontangaa1]

Thanks for many very interesting and entertaining videos. I teach chemistry and physics myself and I will definitely show some of your experiments in my classes, mentioning your homepage.

[xXDJSolsticeXx]

yer SMART.

[JngoctienJ]

realy cool

[9thincarnation]

Very cool !

[invaliduserist]

16 people don't know how to operate a magnet.

[XxLeurxX]

Wouldn't it be alright if there was a much larger version of this to be used as a rotor? Since it would levitates slightly, and magnets can be placed inside of a motor to keep it centered it would have less friction as the coils inside of the motor were used to spin it?

[XxToFarToDiexX]

you know, i hate school cuz it's boring.. but truly, i hate hate school more for not teaching cool things like this. it's not hard to learn. i'm 11 and i understand how to do this...

[RobloxTitanicMovie]

were did you get your neodymium magnets and how much pounds do they hold?

[jessejcbrl]

haha ive done that in math class. well sort of. i was just sitting at one of those plastic folding tables when my pencil lead came out of my pencil. i tried to pick it up, but it jumped away from my fingers. i discovered that the table was acting like a capacitor and my hand was the means of grounding it. since the pencil lead was diamagnetic, the electrical charge must have made it jump away.

[xXjakerodriguezXx]

you doubled the magnets in the water

[NurdRage]

@xXjakerodriguezXx Watch it again, its the same number of magnets as in the beginning.

[xXjakerodriguezXx]

@NurdRage oh my bad but does it make the repulsion stronger if you increase the number of magnets

[NurdRage]

@xXjakerodriguezXx only to a point, eventually more magnets don't significantly increase the diamagnetic repulsion.

[SuperSlimeBoy]

@NurdRage

if NaCl is added to the H2O will that make the pencil lead float even higher due to the waters weight?

[MadeInOregon27]

@xXjakerodriguezXx

What kind of different magnets are there? And what ones are used when levitating?

[NO1xANIMExFAN]

i left it 2 days in water and it was gone!!!!!!! it dissolved

[howtoletsplayccrs]

This gave me a really good idea.

[ChristopherMarlowe]

cool stuff

subscribed

[MultiDsixl]

can u use 0.7 lead?

[50kT]

ur channel made me take my biology major to the next level and i actually graduated

[justinlover4ev]

@50kT Congratulations

[2n918]

Why wasn't science this darn cool when I was in school? This is an excellent presentation, very well done. Thanks for posting!

[RakishTilt]

Cool channel

[pokeleague]

Can answer this question. Hey i was wondering where did you get all of those strong enough magnets to make it levitate cause i cant find any that strong and i really wanna do this for my 8th grade science project at my school and get 1st place!

[sagaertj]

hi

just an idea ,since you showed that water is diamagnetic, if you add some colored ink in the water, would it circulate due to the water been repelled and thus create motion in the water above the magnets ? (same effect as seeing warm water going up)

[sorova]

Funny voice, is it real?

[NoahPrine]

Real voice? i really hope so, but the more i think about it the more im like shit its not real. :(

[figaro755]

1:10.... Nice Shot Nice Shot Nice Shot Nice shot

[349duffman]

you kind of sound like a male glaDOS

[Upperlighthorse]

dang calm down terminator :D

[cod4crazy10]

is that your real voice?

[barto11000]

Wow, 37 people are too stupid to know how to do an internet search on neodymium magnets.

[Thatguywiththelaptop]

@NurdRage Can you fix the mono sound on your videos, I use headphones most of the time it is a little annoying, other than that I love your videos.

[juggaloclown111]

do u know anywere that would carry neo magnates would craft stores have them or hobby store plz help i live in the us if that helps

[superdude939393]

I subscribed rated and commented. Now what?

[macdaddy5577]

you look like a fish

[charlestrubl]

you have a sexy voice!

[xXPancake11]

where do you get the magnets at and how much was it?

[theshaggyguy1]

who has this stuff?

[ghostking182]

but do u really need all those magnets?

[crazymexicandope]

I fuckin love this guy.

No homo

[sCMSadmin]

what type of magnets you are using? i mean the grade and the strength of the neodymium magnets.

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[tko182]

In the future: we have cars made of graphite and roads with powerful magnets so we can flow with the slightest push. That's right, I just Troll Physicsed.

[mkolnay]

why am i watching that

[defect530]

the title is a bit misleading.

[JosefHolub18]

You have a really deep voice!

[constantine123ish]

1:29 gigantor mega fingers of deth

[theewelder]

:O

[lildemongirl17]

does the pyrolytic graphite go higher in water too?

[ronaldinho12335]

where do u get magnets like that???

[rassi13]

Holy shit u guys are smart!!!

[MetroidvaniaFan]

2:05 can't you just break off a piece?

[919664]

What would happen if I cooled this down with liquid nitrogen ? And please if You answer You don't need to remind me how "dangerous" liquid nitrogen is (I mean, you plunged your hand into it).

[skyline9676]

I love your videos...I have to do a major science project for a group I'm in at school, and your channel has given me some great ideas! thanks!

[bmxmatty1]

would you get a higher levotation if you cooled the magnets or graphite in liquid nitrogen before the experment????

[Joshua21136]

do you think that if the pull of gravity were a little less stronger that it would float higher (my prediction is yes, but I could be wrong)?

[frankensteinmoneymac]

I tried this way back a long while ago...but I was never able to find a Pencil Lead that worked. I kept buying different brands but none of them seemed to be effected at all by my rare earth magnets....even hanging it from a string and seeing if a magnet would nudge it a bit one way or the other didn't work. I know pencil lead isn't too terribly expensive, but I eventually got tired of buying it. It would be nice to know a specific brand that works, so I don't have to waste so much time looking.

[DanaD2324]

i have tiny earth magnets and two others but it doesnt work it doesnt attract the lead orepell it .. it does nothing

[ihaverecon]

can we hear your real voice?

[crzyjap0081]

so in theory, I could make my homework levitate with the right amounts of magnets and graphite ?!

[bennoah222]

nerd

[californiapyro]

@bennoah222 duh

[rivengle]

i use the same pencil lead :D

[herofliphunter]

You have many very well thought out and orchestrated videos, that are not only helpful and insightful,but entertaining to say the least, IF at all possible, I would love to see a video (and I know you aren't a mathematician) incorporating the Fibonacci Sequence (phi, golden ration, golden spiral etc) into one of these experiments. Thank you if you even consider it.

[NurdRage]

@herofliphunter Thank you, As for math stuff there is a really good math channel called "Singingbanana" and he's an actual mathematician and does a much better job at presenting math than i ever will. I think he's got some videos involving those numbers. He's very entertaining if not more so than i am. Check him out :)

[xtramodz4life]

@NurdRage Hey i was wondering what was your idea if i could use this as my grade 9 science summative as my experiment also where would i find those magnets walmart?

[smokescreenninjato]

@xtramodz4life mabe in the arts and crafts sectionof walmart close to stuff for posters, hope this helps

[paperawsome133]

@NurdRage you intelligent sir, have earned a subscription for all your hard work. :D

[Chibiwaza]

Fun.. :D

[pinkroyals32]

what do i need to make it float

[antney1108]

Sounds like it could be KipKay if the voice morphing was removed. Why, by the way, is voice morphing even needed for these videos? Are you wanted by the law or something??

[gyro5d]

You're saying buoyancy raises the lead, then the lead won't rest on the bottom of the pan? In space the lead would touch the magnets, no buoyancy? How about the water is conductive and adds a magnetic force?

[liebre4x4]

i hope the advertisements will help you to do more great experiments

although they discourage me to keep on watching your videos.

[NurdRage]

@liebre4x4 there are some excellent ad blocker programs out there you can use to eliminate all ads from your viewing experience.

[AlphaNOX1995]

@NurdRage Mr Rage, what voice changer software do you use? Thanks!

[MrREDDRAGON100]

@NurdRage I know that you said put the magnets in a checkerboard fashion but what about the first level ?

[astrialkil]

@NurdRage Do you get a pay check for the ads? I hope you do ! Your stuff is good and i don't see why you shouldn't be rewarded !

[themindzi]

@liebre4x4 i dont kno what your talking about, i jiust watched of his videos in a row with no ads! i think its youtube not video persons fault. come on whiner

[astrialkil]

@liebre4x4 You say great experiments but yet you don't want to reward him for doing a fine job?

[erasteena]

I love science. <3

[OmnislashV6]

look at it and poke it a few times... yeah you got a point there ;)

[shasta1112]

i always feel smarter after watching your videos

[iCraft4U]

@shasta1112 Especially when people look at your youtube history.

[shasta1112]

@iCraft4U ok?

[BitOveRate]

why do you use a robotic voice?

[ZombieSlayr800]

i will do 1 of your videos as a science project

[spacelllama]

@ZombieSlayr800 me too

[bobsled222]

cna you do something that i can do with around the house items becaus eim prety sure most peopledont have neodimieum magnets just laying around

[antfromdetroit]

I'm going to go out of my way NOT to purchase anything in these annoying ads. That is all.

[dreamcatcherfire]

I Like this!!!

[MwazZi]

really cool : >

[MasterSean217]

Maybe it repels and float... :)

[harrymcelwee]

hover car



[NEDthekindergartener]

Now we line lead in the ground and worlds strongest manets on the bottom of the boardand hoverboard (:

[TheGooseproductions]

what is the diameter of the magnets

[hubzcaps]

omg i HATE youtube with there advetideing wtf....corporate aholez

[loungewear13]

why why why with the stupid voice

[MasterXxploder]

I have square magnets but there impossible to line up in a checkerboard fashion. they want to connect with the poles facing sideways instead of up and down =(

[XpvtsnowmanfanX]

Im thinking on doing this for my next science project, will round, rare-earth magnets from a neocube work?

[DSKrecords]

Science Question- Unforutnately I have no idea what kind of pencil lead was in this pencil besides the thickness (.7mm) but when I put it on magnets 1 side will barely lift.. I noticed when I do this and then touch both opposing ends of it w/ fingers on opposing hands.. the lead will "stick" to one of my fingers and I can move it around slightly.. hope it makes sense, but was wondering if you had any idea what's going on with that??

Glad ur still making vids- nobody has better science vids!!!

[meganubis]

if you use salt water will it make a differance?

[XInJunWarriorX]

Hey NurdRage, I used to move graphite with magnets in elementary school. I just thought it was cool.

[Brandonsk33n]

Wow! Thanks so much!

Nurds FTW

[c12231]

what if you put in salt water?

[SolFZ]

In college, I think I'll do some of your vid's experiments for science fair.

[KerberCario]

I'm definetely doing this experiment for my school district's science fair. I'm going to purchace some square nyodimium magnets from klnmagnetics74. Is this a good seller, or do you not have any information?

[felixu95]

what brad of pencil lead did you use?

[samn100]

Lol i found a Diamagnetic Graphite Levitation Kit.

[sparkledfox]

@NurdRage: I love your videos. This is the best (50/50 with Hand vs. Liquid) ;) I hope you make more awesome videos. Can you also help me out in something>> can you possibly make a video about Durian Peelings as substitute raw materials for cardboard making; it's kinda interesting since i love eating durian.

[sparkledfox]

OMG. This is so interesting.

[ghostman982]

cane you use the magnet bals of the neocube

[themobstermentalist]

*SAFETY TIP*

// Keep your hand watch away during this experiment....neodymium magnets is very strong magnet ! Your watch might be 'unstable' ! If you not believe me, please TRY...

Haha...sorry for concerned...;)

[r4zv4nes]

there are 0.35 mm pencil leads. should search find one that works and do another video with them

[ashurathesadxhacker]

you creep me out with your voice you sound like jigsaw...

[1ukjunglednbraver]

@coolliger thats quite a weak joke

[WhereIsNumNum]

pop sci (or mechanics i forget) stole your hand in liquid nitrogen thingy!!!

[TheWaddleWaddle]

@joemnice WTF? wait r u talkin about wat forresttrenaman did?

[MrMahirh]

but will water have any effect on the graphite , it is also diamagnetic

[33125577]

hey

[pakiplayer421]

I love these videos

[joemnice]

i have an idea to levitate it more.. use a very thin lead pencils,, just like the lean of the mechanical pencils and then glue them all in a flat positions.. just guessing..

[10Extra01]

fuckin magnets how do they work

[1ukjunglednbraver]

@10Extra01 its like gravity how does it work..i dont think it can realy be worked out why its happens or why its there...it just the way it is

[Anthonyk312]

@1ukjunglednbraver Dude, it'd only a popular joke that's going around, its from the lyrics of this one song that I can't remember the name of.

[ownerofaiphone]

Why does he talk so scary...us that his real voice?

[1ukjunglednbraver]

@ownerofaiphone nope

[jkseraphim4]

what if you use mineral water would it have a stronger magantism with the lead pencil

[annoyingzhang]

I HAVE THE SAME EXACT MAGNETS!!

[DackIsBack]

1:38, Doesn't leik having a straight orientation? Don't discriminate!

LOL @ Gay Graphite.

[Monkyupurbutt]

If u got some industrial electromagnets, and made a suit of pencil lead, would u fly if u stepped over the electromagnets?

[howtodoit13]

nice!

[ghostman982]

it don't works whit sphere magnets

[joemnice]

ow, you said that carbon or graphite will work huh?,, did you try burning the sugar and the use the carbon of it instead of pencils...

[Ryuurik]

Best start for a video ever.

"Greetings, fellow NERDS."

It's like he's too awesome to say just greetings.

Thumbs up and favorite just because of the start

[JAF30]

Plan on showing this actual experiment to my nephews, hoping it will spark a larger interest in science among them. Thank you.

[Oz6102]

when are you going to use a antiferromagnetic material like chromium?

[vmelkon]

@Oz6102 I've tried chromium ( a minute flake) and it seems to be attracted to the magnet.

[Oz6102]

@vmelkon Sorry I'm late but i've just noticed that on Wikipedia it says that chromium is - oh wait, you have to go below the Neel teprature of chromium which is, 37 °C or 100 °F.

[jsblackbird1]

@Oz6102 no to be mean but why are you using wikipedia?

[Oz6102]

@jsblackbird1 ???what???

[KenshinRyuichi]

Can you test which brands work and which brands don't?

[ryanstewart86]

what about supercooling the magnets in liquid nitrogen? would that do anything to the levitation?

[iRicecrispy]

Meh, i've screwed around with magnetic fields before... Still fun tho. And as specially great you share it so as allways thumbs up :)

[Crokshire]

this seems way too expensive for buying magnets

[ghunters100]

@NurdRage whens a new vid comeing i dont wana push ya just want to know

[greenscreeningthings]

What is with your voice!? Did you like do something with it on the computer?

[acesoverkings22]

This guy sounds like Buffalo Bill. "Id fuck me!"

[Gintaras]

Do you really sound like that or are you censoring your voice?