Superconducting Magnetic Levitation (MagLev) on a Magnetic Track

[eleithias]

Why do people keep thinking this will kill the oil industry? I want them to die more than anyone else, but quantum levitation doesn't make you go. By reducing friction it should make things much more efficient, assuming we could turn all our roads into rare earth magnets.

Chances are the electricity for that toy car accelerator is coming from coal or oil....

[HarryTheMiner]

Haha

NOOOOOO! Lol

[candon1972]

Kill the oil industri!.. magnetic:)

[BAYTOWNTEX]

take away the motor and try to figure out how to make it not loose energy between the joints, or can you have one long magnet with no joints

[ItaloBarret]

hotwheels

[simplemusician]

LOL 1:07

[megalomania345]

MOM! I want a Superconducting Magnetic train for christmas!

[Snowuk95]

WipeOut

[InChargeOfYhuu]

a smarter thing to say is its a cool floating magnet.

[Kingyeshuaswitness]

This is the future..

[9144386]

how much did this cost?

[IthacaCollegePhysics]

@9144386 The costs are listed in our paper, linked in the description. The only problem is the cheap superconductors we used are no longer accessible.

[skdkskdk]

@IthacaCollegePhysics Please don't be so cryptic, what happened to the cheap superconductors?

[IthacaCollegePhysics]

@skdkskdk The company stopped making them; I don't know why. The only place I can find now is a place in Germany that sells them for about $700 each.

[DeadlyRudy]

@IthacaCollegePhysics

And can You tell me how much did it cost before 'some place in Germany' sell it for $700 now ?

[IthacaCollegePhysics]

@DeadlyRudy The costs are all in the paper linked in the description. We bought our superconductor for $125 from SCI Engineered Materials.  The company in Germany that makes them now is called Evico.

[Otterrat]

Okay, your next step (since you guys have actually done it) is to replicate that Wipeout Quantum hoax. Stuff the superconductors in a little model racecar.

[MexicanRacoon805]

Fucken magnets how do they work?

[sunsweetsuitable]

and now for porn

[bludek]

It looks like flying cheese :D

[joiless]

@bludek Behold the power of cheese.

[flyguy417]

@bludek its not cheese its dry ice i do beleave

[Level84]

What is this sorcery?

[evenkingrobb]

hoverboards

[slapehdiebass]

surely this is the future of travel..

[ThePunischer1000]

Cool

[tiyghjv]

awesome dude!

[riacharda]

Reminds me of sonic

[RustyNex]

bigger version = Wipeout HD

[aeo2404]

Ok I know little about physics, so would like to know if it can be made to lock and float against earth magnetic field instead

[IthacaCollegePhysics]

@aeo2404 No, the Earth's field is too weak to be able to fight the force of gravity.

[satunistboy]

Now Hogwards will lose halves of their students...

[edge1212]

But will it blend?

[jtmagicman25]

soooooo, the trains of the future will be frozen always?

[GyanesuTV]

I'm a Japanese magician.

I hope you'll take a look at my video if you like.

I'm not that skilled but I love what I do. I'd appreciate your comments too.

[SuperRonville]

make it bigger and ride it!

[2269jessie]

I got match box cars that do the same thing

[markytemplo]

it reminds me of Tamiya 4wd

[CrispMuffin]

It kinda looks like a small levitating wheel of cheese

[LiquidReason]

This is the future by the way...

[bas12345654321]

haha, thats awesome, how mutch magnets you use?

[IthacaCollegePhysics]

@bas12345654321 Take a look at the paper linked in the description, it tells you how we built the track.

[jratcliffe91]

@inmyboxer im gunna invite you to have another stab at that sentence..... it took an arrow,... somewhere.

[inmyboxer]

This is so fast like a

Plane lol it ll be great for meet quickly with

Fuckbodys lol

[gem2000000]

and if the puck gets colder does that do anything?

[IthacaCollegePhysics]

@gem2000000 Yes, it stays in place on the track better the colder it gets.

[JokerFreak73]

They don't make hot wheels the way they used too...

[MrCoryLowe]

Oh

[FlyingAce1016]

WEEEEEEEEEEE

[AskefastHD]

What would happend if you maked a huge rollercoaster just like this? would it be legit or just some trash?

[IthacaCollegePhysics]

@AskefastHD It would be hard to make, but they have made platforms that can levitate a person, so a roller-coaster is not that far away... I would say it would definitely be legit.

[AskefastHD]

@IthacaCollegePhysics Haha, that would be damn awesome though :P But IF we actually had a roller-coaster like this, wouldnt it be cold? or am i just being retarded now and missunderstanding everything?

[IthacaCollegePhysics]

@AskefastHD The superconductor would have to be cold. But the housing could be at room temperature and it would just hold a cold superconductor. They have a train in Japan that works like this, and the inside of the train is room temperature.

[070trailers]

1.07 sec NOOOOOOOO!!!!

[coaster1235]

They forgot to add "quantum" in the title.

[IthacaCollegePhysics]

@coaster1235 This was a true error on our part.

[xp194g]

I can /barely/ believe I'm watching a real thing. It seems so unreal. Wonder how long it'll be till we can see this tech in the public sector...

[MultiLollipop17]

sell this!!!!!

[ayoopdog]

NOOOOOO

[keoni29]

These things are gonna be the COOLEST vehicles ever. No more airco :P

[Ghujgfb998]

Must have, I need this to survive

[starguard]

One day we all have vehicles that will work this way

[ROBBOTHEMIGHTY]

bstrauss23 nice idea need to get the way  :) freezing with nitrogen out of the

[Staudinka]

TAKE ALL MY MONEY!!!

[ErleifProductions]

make one with part of the track upside down!

[IthacaCollegePhysics]

@ErleifProductions See our other video! We did!

[bstrauss23]

so this would be a great way to build new roller coasters

[Animan223]

@bstrauss23

In the case of this, the maximum speed without falling off is only 3 m/s. that's about 6 miles per hour. I dont know if size would change the maximum speed, and if it didnt, that would be one of the slowest coasters ever. xD though i suppose but using stronger magnets, we could increase the flux locking power and increase the max speed. That'd be interesting. xD

[TheEpson8]

room sized monorail

judging by the comments some people dont get out much:

a mono rail is this but using electro magnets and trains with magnets fitted

[Spookygraphics]

@TheEpson8

maglev rail would be more precise.. or since its using quantum superconducting - quantum maglev... or something

[HARMANHOUSE1]

OK so now what?

[danielbooom]

great ! now if you can do this at room tempature without the minus 200° liquid nitrogen...you´ll be the richest man in history.

[ashamaniq]

Cool vid, at that speed you would expect that puck to jump off.

BTW... can you slow it down a bit around the turns and add the Knight Rider theme song to it?

[MyDogBrownie]

This is what the future will be like

[conglychodan]

Can we use this for making a float train ?

[RaoulnJoy]

can it make jumps??

[IthacaCollegePhysics]

@RaoulnJoy No, it is attached to the track -- can't leave it.

[RaoulnJoy]

@IthacaCollegePhysics and can there be any other uses like this in real life, like cars and stuff?

[IthacaCollegePhysics]

@RaoulnJoy Eventually. There is an experimental train that works just like this in Japan.

[ShadowXSnake]

@IthacaCollegePhysics What are you talking about, it's jumping the entire track!

[Enicidemi]

@IthacaCollegePhysics So, if the track were to suddenly end, would it bounce back on itself? Or would it just start falling, without losing any momentum (track isn't applying any attractive forces as it leaves)?

[MycroftHolmz]

@IthacaCollegePhysics Attached is the wrong word I think. You could make look like it was doing jumps. If you had a ramp then the YBCO would change its flux pinning to reduce its magnetic field, changing its displacement from the track. You could invert the ramp which could bring it closer. What is the largest distance you can put the YBCO puck above the magnetic track?

[richwaight]

Haha! Funny and amazing video! :)

[SirUGowinDown]

This is the first magic spell you learn at Hogwarts. I would know. I went to Hogwarts.

[animebrain132]

that is awesome...:D

[Rickmyster6st]

thats weird!

[Thissiteisapain]

WIPEOUT XL!!!!

[Gmoooba]

Two questions: 1) What keeps it in track (from flying off-track in curves)? 2) Why does it smoke so much?

[matthew4031]

Monorail cat would approve

[hassmanSMO]

I'd like a overboard and the set of back to the future 2 please...

[astro0125]

OMG Ithaca College teaches magic! FINALLY! 

[AceofSpadesDSK]

It can suck it indeed Very nicely done now we just need to make a bugger scale to fit people in it and tell gas to suck it.

[123whatmeworry]

NEWTONS LAW CAN SUCK IT!!!

[Gronarix]

@123whatmeworry

Actually, the external force here is the "Hot Wheels Accelerator" and the resistance of the air. The only time there is never an opposing force is in a vacuum such as space.

[mrlizard888]

So this is what my kids will ask for christmas in like 15 years??? "Dad let us play car racing too!!!" :D

[Eldest9292]

1:08 wtf

[austinuh]

@dominick1290

It's locked in space

[catha86]

so can someone explain to me why they dont start building train like this? does the fuel ends or something? I mean the liquid stuff.

[marverickbin]

i think that is north in the middle an south in the sides of the trail, and north in down side of the 'cheese'(or vice versa.)

[dominick1290]

can someone please explain how it doesn't fly upward and off or go off the side or flip please

[dominick1290]

can i just ask what in any way is there a reason for five dislikes? i think some people just dislike every video they watch

[vSxScopeZz]

Mind FUCKED!!

[dedicated2excel]

What is the magnetic negative/positive configuration?

[IthacaCollegePhysics]

@dedicated2excel Check out the paper linked in the description, it describes how the poles of the magnets are oriented.

[Thespeedsnail]

Where could I get a superconductor like that?

[IthacaCollegePhysics]

@Thespeedsnail We bought our from a company in Germany; we can grow 1/2" diameter pucks here at Ithaca College and are working to grow larger diameter ones also.

[roadcrosser]

If you somehow attached the magnetic track to the maglev would it potentially be able to be self contained?

[IthacaCollegePhysics]

@roadcrosser Not sure what you mean. The superconductor is attached to the track via magnetic forces.

[roadcrosser]

@IthacaCollegePhysics I mean, use a string or something to tie the maglev to a piece of track. The maglev pulls the track while the track pushes the maglev. While obviously string can't be used, you get it right?

[rhubis]

@roadcrosser the maglev and track can be considered to work just like a standard train on a track, just with less friction. If you tied the maglev to the track then you'd basically end up with a train tied to the rail... it wouldn't move.

[roadcrosser]

@rhubis Not like that... say you tie one end of a rope to the maglev and the other to a track piece on wheels. Here I made a diagram: imgur (dot) com/a5Sor

[rhubis]

@roadcrosser My point is the same, you can replace the magnet levitation with turning wheels. The magnet only moves in respect to the track so attaching it to the track will just stop it moving. Also the floating piece only moves because of the motor pushing it, the magnets only keep it levitating.

[roadcrosser]

@rhubis Okay, but what about using those Hot Wheels speed things to push the puck? Would it pull the track too?

[rhubis]

@roadcrosser to push the puck attached to the track on wheels? Yes but then you have the hot wheels thing just pushing the whole contraption so there would be no point in levitating the puck. Short answer is there would be no reason to attach the puck to the track.

[roadcrosser]

@rhubis I have seen several maglev videos that do not require the hot wheels thing for it to move. Also it saves on the cost of having multiple tracks anyway...

[rhubis]

@roadcrosser Those maglevs involve electro magnets that move the train from one section of track to another. Having the wheels on a section of track just will not work.

[rhubis]

@roadcrosser You need to remember that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, even if the track pushes the puck, the same amount of force is pushing the track in the opposite direction, net effect = no movement.

[misestrelka]

Nooooo.

[hesbatting1000]

How well would this work using electromagnets for the track??

[IthacaCollegePhysics]

@hesbatting1000 Pretty well, you just have to make really good electromagnets.

[Azner2254]

hotwheels

[tutorialhunt3r]

how fucking awesome is your dislike bar?

thats a beast spree :D

[RubertaLang]

Cool!

[raverbecks]

1:07 wtf

[IndependentLiberty]

How much weight can it support?

[IthacaCollegePhysics]

@IndependentLiberty It can support a lot of weight, something like 10 times its own mass, but it will fall off the track easily if there is too much torque.

[aciurinox]

excelenteeeeee!!



[MrXaoexl]

Make it slow-motion

[patrickryan5311]

1:06 cracks me up. Sorry, I didn't mean to interupt all the smart people talking. Continue plz :)

[Xoid97]

Nooooooooo ! lol

[MartinHDJ]

Hot wheels, without the wheels

[Fromzon]

Can it ever fly off of the track? At what speed would it fly out of the corner?

[IthacaCollegePhysics]

@Fromzon Yes, if you get it up to 3 m/s or so it will fly off.

[FKnopsMckim]

Out of interest, would this still work if you made the track of superconductors and the puck out of magnets (assuming the track was kept cool)?

[IthacaCollegePhysics]

@FKnopsMckim Yes, it would!

[MrToadEater]

Is this similar, or the same technology of mag-lev trains? I'm assuming the same but on a very small scale...

[IthacaCollegePhysics]

@MrToadEater Yes, it's the same principle. It's very different with electromagnets and with superconductors, though.

[FASELstudios]

Serious Question, would be cool if you answered.

If you "tilt" the magnets on the track forwards, wouldnt the puck accelerate?

[IthacaCollegePhysics]

@FASELstudios You'd have to tilt the entire track in order to make that work, but yes, if you tilt the track the puck will accelerate.

[FASELstudios]

@IthacaCollegePhysics the track is made of little panels... if you tilt every panel, would it work, too?

[IthacaCollegePhysics]

@FASELstudios Tilted like a banked curve towards the center of the curve? Yes, that would work.

[FASELstudios]

@IthacaCollegePhysics I mean it like this

(track is shown from the side)

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you got the panels like this (3 rows)

the magnet on top will stop eventually

what if you tilted the middle row like this

\ \ \ \ \ \ \

would the magnet accelerate?

[squidlybytes]

@IthacaCollegePhysics until it hits the bottom-then it stops.

[Turbo852]

I want to ride a roller coaster made with this technology!

[IIAndersII]

This is sooooo cool :D

[kasperjocker]

havig fun with science :-)

[live785412]

1:07 Noooooooooo

[SQUIZZLER24]

Wip3out is only a few years away...

[vav1one]

Thanq u so much !! Science Fair = 1st Place ^^

[MTLSPARTAN]

THE ELECTROMAGNETISM POWER = EXPIRATION OF GRAVITY

[bennetttiger2]

smart fuckers

[Thisshitisfuckedup]

WHAT SORCERY IS THIS?!

[djushiii]

I want to talk with god, i think I found a bug

[ProjectAlamir]

fucking magnets, how do they work?

[akositoyo17]

+wanna have this kind of stuffs

[zaprodk]

WOW!

[Quaaludedude714]

I Love My Hotwheels :) QC

[whymrots]

Well if u think about it there wouldnt be enough magnets to create all that magnetism for all the roads. Not to mention most of our building have some kind of magnetic element in them, so it would create a major problem for structure already built. My point is until someone finds a cheap, abundant, super strong, resource that isnt magnetic we wont exactly be able to make our transportation system magnetic. Oh and one more thing, WHERE ARE WE GONNA GET THE ELECTRICITY FOR THE MAGNETS IF WE DONT

[MortenBoHansen]

and this video is a perfect examble and evidence to, why I have allways said magnetic traffic in general is a must, and totally possible. Just stop spending money on oil. Make things magnetic, use the earrth maybe, Tesla hello! Reform old cars into new ones, making ressources minimum.. yada yada..common sense.. if you are not a total capitalist douchebag...? ;-D

[LoraineMaritz]

Impressive

[LiLxRefuGe]

1:06 HAHAHAHAHAHA



[Numblicore]

Can i buy this at a toys store?

[IMMMedved]

1:08 NOOOOO!!!

[ArkaneOmega]

WITCH!!!!! A WITCH!!!! BURN HER!!!

[bodaddy1965]

@IthacaCollegePhysics this is the future of real cars

[stupidjunk878]

Amazing!

[nenntmichbond]

Awesome :D

[zeta1ret]

WITCHCRAFT!



[JuicyMullet1]

Levitation, because EFF YOU Isaac Newton!