Superconducting Maglev train model

This model was made for educational demos at NIST in Boulder, CO. With state-of-the-art high temperature superconductors aboard, and cooled to 76 Kelvin with liquid nitrogen, this train floats effortlessly above a magnetic track.

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Science & Technology

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• superconducting
• train
• science
• physics

[Tekee812]

To all the haters, this is indeed not fake. Investigate the properties of melt textured YBCO superconductors and then comment.

[Davidazarserur]

you can see it isn't fake. check out ow the camera autofocuses de lens when the train starts to go backwards

[Tekee812]

@Davidazarserur Nice observation!

[appa609]

Nice.

"Screw you, Earnshaw's theorem!"

[honorific88]

@anfobomb replace "fake" with "god" and you've described religion in one sentence.

[GravityJumper]

quantum levitation some call it pretty cool and real

[mojojojovic1]

im thhinking of using alpha particles around such a superconductor to strenghen the earth's magnetic field and let it glide on earth's magnetic field

[anfobomb]

well the reason people thinks its fake are beacause everything they dont understand must be fake.

[MrArty303]

@Crazyremx There already is a train like this...check out the "Maglev" train d(^_^)b

[Crazyremx]

It's the Future ! I think that it will be the next generation of train. No ! I mean, I would like !

[supermankelly]

Quantum Levitation is nothing fake. Nothing that can be used in everyday practice either unless we want to ride in a magnetic field liquid nitrogen covered train.

[sk8m4f14]

I LIKE THE PART WHEN IT FLOATED,,,,

[bluetorch13]

@Davidazarserur Even though you can do the focusing think in any video editing software very easy, it's all about the ignorant people that comment in youtube, this experiment is done in a bunch of videos on youtube, people are just plain dumb.