Eddy current tubes







Eddy current tubes

Eddy current tubes

An electrical phenomenon discovered by French physicist Leon Foucault in 1851. It is caused when a conductor is exposed to a changing magnetic field due to relative motion of the field source and conductor

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Guest: king pin (209 days ago)

I belive this is completed with a magnet under the table... Kinda cool however

Guest: uHw Mosaht (210 days ago)

At 52 yrs I know feel my life is complete having viewed this.

Guest: voice of dog (202 days ago)

magnet under the table my arse. the tube is clearly copper which is a great conductor but not magnetic. when the magnet is dropped down the copper tube the magnetic force emanating from the magnet causes the copper to give out it's own opposing magnetic force which slows the magnets fall. think of the magnetic force when you try to push magnets together and imagine a milder push from the copper not repelling but slowing the magnet.

Guest: paxo (209 days ago)

its all done with mirrors!
   

Guest: guest who (209 days ago)

photoshop, my guess

Guest (210 days ago)

The principle behind magnetic breaking, which is what's happening to the magnet as it goes through the tube. A neat demonstration.
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Guest: Mooky (210 days ago)

It works by the tube burning up all the oxygen in the air creating a vacuum, "Pulling" the ring up. Get an empty glass milk bottle or whatever, throw in 3 or 4 lit matches and place a peeled boiled egg on top. see what happens.
   

Guest: Stain (209 days ago)

Mooky, your a mook mate...
      

Guest: Mooky (122 days ago)

That wasnt me, I'm not that stupid. Soemone has just used my name.
   

Guest (208 days ago)

!? Not even close!
   

Guest: Stephen Hawkin (115 days ago)

Latest comment: "where's the egg in this demonstration? I think you may be onto something. Perhaps the egg is invisible due to the magnet unter the table? I hope an adult supervised the matched though "

Guest (138 days ago)

alien technology!

Guest: Jonneybgood (162 days ago)

Personally, I believe it's f*cking magic.

Guest: stupid (159 days ago)

What is a magnet