Lenz's Law Demonstration in 1.5 Tesla MRI

Aluminum is non magnetic but becomes a conductor of magnetism when placed in a magnetic field. Because magnetic fields want to align in parallel directions, the aluminum blocks shown here will appear to be suspended in motion in one direction but fall with gravity in the other.

[jimmysgameclips]

This is so cool, thanks for the demonstration. 3:21 broke my brain

[anguscharles]

Thank you for this video, I'll add it to a playlist for use in our physics labs.

[Vares]

I'm curious if this causes the aluminum block to heat up?

[AudoraAudio]

I know this is an older video but something I'm curious about. Why is it that it'll fall slowly, but it seems as though it's not gravity-restricted? (Meaning if you were to let go in mid-air, it'll fall maybe slightly slower but near the same speed than when supported?)

Or would it? Would it technically fall slower if in free-fall vs weight-supported and tipping over? Curious about how/why that'd be the case.

[josuefairy]

Aluminium immune magnetic metal works 👌🏼 👍🏼.
Doesn’t work metal magnetic