Diamagnetic levitation

A neodynium iron boron magnet is levitated between two pyrolytic graphite plates. The levitation is stable and requires no active servo or external energy. The stack of larger neodynium iron boron magnet provides the main lifting force and the pyrolytic graphite plates create a region of stability. This secret is the fact that the pyrolytic graphite is strongly diamagnetic. Bismuth (also diamagnetic) will also work in place of the pyrolitic graphite. I have left this levitator alone an it will maintain the levitation for weeks on end.

If you like levitation, look also at the Levitron. The levitron is also interesting but will not levitate forever like this device will.

I also like meisner effects and have a sumarium cobalt magnet that will levitate above a yttrium barium copper oxide (YBCO) superconductor.

I hope you enjoy this video. Please comment if you know of other scientific methods for stable levitation.

My favorite levitation machine of all is my Beechcraft Bonanza. Here's a video of the Bonanza:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAQBF4tYebI

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• levitation
• levitate
• pyrolytic
• graphite
• neodynium
• iron
• boron
• float
• floating
• levitator
• levitron
• gravity

[TheKkkkkkks]

can make magnets fly but can't focus a camera ;P

[DripShadow]

all that stuff for that little ass piece of shit. cool though

[wongowonga]

nice one!!

[sycofurby]

the levitron is cool!

[jikmnhuhujnbgy]

hi , i love magnets even now they still baffle me but out of all the cool magnetic toys ,this one has to be the bost boring . it's good that it levetates but only in a 1/2 mili gap 

when copeard to a levitron or the other magnetic toys this has to be one of the most boring but you showed the princeble very well. keep up the good work !