Magnetic Levitation and how it works

In this video, we'll look at Smithsonian Magna Gyroscope. It has a spinning top that can magnetically levitate over its base. It requires fair amount of time and patience to make it work. This video explains how to set it up and how it works.

[jasonearls]

Japan has a magnetic levitation train. One day this innovation will be a feature in much technology.After all...it is a fact.

[chaitu]

I neede to learn about magnetic levitation you explained me crystel clear thanku.

[dhairyaagarwal]

How can I buy the blue stand .. or the whole project.. from India

[fabriceboel]

Moi je me dis que l'on devrait pouvoir associer ce principe a un "moteur magnétique" cela pourrait résoudre les problèmes de frottement et de surchauffe ainsi que les vibrations, il faudrait mettre des aimants sur la toupie et suspendre au dessus le reste de l'installation enfin a voir dans la tête cela a l'air faisable mais en vrai ?

[djcrazy]

thank u for telling me how this works!!

[BrandonDickenson]

Rather than having to crank so much at one point, you could also lower the opposing corner half of the same amount...
A torpedo level would get most of the base calibration right without having to deal with the top slinging off. Then you'd just have to set the top itself.

[franklinjimenez]

Muy buena la explicación, felicitaciones amigo

[vasile]

In a vacuum chamber it will spin a very long time

[josephgonzalez]

Can we creat levitation without the spin? And are the wahsers made of any certain medal? Did you have to put washers on the bottom side of the spinner?

[lostinasia]

You could've used a level available at any hardware store

[adiplayz]

you can see a screen film in the sides of it

[stevec]

Mine doesn't work that way, if I put weights on it then it only wants to turn upside down.

[angelotabora]

If the spinning thing have a stronger magnet, will it levitate higher?

[samflores]

Why does mine keeps turning upside down?

[aiseknewton]

does this only work if a spinning top is the object? or does it have to be spinning?

[Cat-fylw]

Here's an idea: Make one that looks like an alien spacecraft landing near area 51

[clamberthjr]

Its actually a large square magnet inside it

[qwertyasdf]

Like playing circus game on old nintendo

[patty]

Install an mini motor and an solar cell on it :D

[BirdGamingIC]

the fact it's published on aprils fools day makes me not believe this.