Levitating magnetic Sphere; Schwebende Magnet Kugel

I like the Levitron(R) hoovering top, so I started to change things... and ended up with a magnetic Globe!
It can stay in the sky for 9 Minutes...

Ich mag den Levitron(R) Schwebekreisel und habe ihn verändert... bis ich eine schwebende Kugel hatte! Sie kann bis zu 9 Minuten schweben...

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Levitation
• Magnet
• Levitron
• Schweben
• Top
• Kreisel
• Globe
• Globus
• Technik
• Schwebekreisel

[Br0kenMan]

Very impressive! The homopolar motor is a great idea to gain the required velocity. To me this is much more satisfying than the standard spinning top shape, as rotational progression is well known. The sphere enhances the floating effect as it appears not to be spinning. Good job.

[Kubus63]

@Br0kenMan Thank you!

[yulldo4me]

Thanks for youre reply that really helps.

I now have a new problem.When i lift the copper plate with my sphere on over my levitron the sphere tends to slow down rapidly, and flip over to the correct poles.Simply turns over attracts and not repell away.Any ideas?Help me someone.

[Kubus63]

I is not easy to get HIGH speed, but it helps to polish the copper plate and the sphere.

Then you need freshly charged batteries and when the sphere sounds like the drill of a dentist you surely have enough speed!

[numton666]

Have you ever try to put iron fillings on the sphere magnet while it spin and fly .

[Kubus63]

@Cashilysh :)

[kmentt]

Thanks, but...Hundreds of videos on Globe and how it flies. We all know that by now. I have a Levitron spin since 1991. What would be a huge youtube success is if some guy "opens" the base, disassemble it, showing how its inside (the base), and how its connected to the power source, so we can do our homemade versions. This is my tip. Enough of vids showing how it flies. Post vids showing how its made !!!

[1freak1015]

lol thats fucking awesome

[regretsmyl]

check this! just now i see the new version of levitron world stage

[regretsmyl]

right..;) Thank you :)) i will try this but after i will buy one ''Levitron WORLD STAGE'' because i want to watch this lavitation all day! ;) it's magic! Thanks

[Kubus63]

Yes, I did it also with a Cherry Levitron, with some additional Magnets on the ring for callibration. Good luck!