Rotation Liquid Mercury generated by a magnetic field

In this experiment the mercury is placed inside a wooden disk and on the sides with two aluminum circles and in the center a circular magnet. When current flows through the aluminum conductor, it generates a magnetic field. This condition causes liquid mercury to rotate as it is a very conductive metal. The working voltage is about 2VDC and a current of 27-28 amps, controlled by an inverter. The speed of rotation of mercury depends on the supplied voltage. As the tension increases, the mercury escapes from the bowl.
* The system does not work in alternating current.
*The white powder is talc, it makes the movement of mercury visible.

[Nikolaos]

This is a super cool experiment, and made me think really hard about perspective. The rotation remains the same based on which side of the electromagnetic field you are looking at, assuming the flux lines follow a spherical / torus shape. One side of the field always rotates clockwise, even when it's facing away from you. Neat stuff :b

[zbdot]

Primitive version of which is at the heart of a TR-3B. Spin it fast enough and you compress space time, the usable result of this is the mass of the craft is reduced to the point where you only need very, very low powered thrusters (something akin to the Apollo maneuvering jets) to propel the craft at enormous velocities.

[ozzy]

Finally, I can get back to the mothership !

[AlexfromTamala]

You can try to install a large external ring magnet opposite the polarity of the magnet in the center. Then we should expect that the vortex chain, which occurs at 2:58, will become stable and complete.
That is, it is necessary to make the outer part and the inner part of the mercury ring move in opposite directions.

[robj]

Very nice demo! I would recommend that you mention "Lorentz force" in your description, for those who want to understand why this is happening. By the way, it will work with alternating current, if the frequency is low enough.

[aleks]

amplyfying the magnets can make even ship flying silent :)

[tonytor]

imagine this with colloidal iron Barnum & other metals accelerated to near relativistic speeds at a pressure of 200 PSI.
Then you start getting an idea how very early antigravity devices work.

[markharder]

P.S. Come to think of it: What if you put the Hg in circular motion by mechanical means (paddle rotor?)? Won't that induce a voltage across the voltage terminals? In other words, you'd be creating a generator out of a motor, as is the case for ordinary DC motors. Sounds simple & may be worth a try.

[lexdesmets]

I was thinking about using mercury this way for a while now as its liquid and conductive. I was thinking in achieving very high speeds in order to lift the remaining weight as well.. My guess is that you would need to make several different chambers and you will need to control the magnetic pulses very fast. Im also guessing that you need to work with 3 magnetic field slots in order to keep the element in place (by element i mean the mercury). The timings must be perfect. A negative state before the element, a quick positive before the element that is being pushed forward and negative in front of it. Im just quick guessing because this is not going to work like this you need to be able to move the mercury like it was solid material so thats why you need to contain it between 2 so called slots (magnetic states). Thats why you need many different coils along the sphere. And you must use 2 elements to keep it balanced. By playing with the timing of the pulses, one element will make it go off balance and will make the housing lean or slingshot it into a particular direction... I always wanted to test this but never had the chance

[marcl]

The same principle that powers Vimanas and the TR3B. The mercury is pressurized in a spinning closed magnetic disc, which in turn produces the anti-gravitational waves. Great video. Thank you.

[shawneegeek]

How many Tuna Fish did you have to juice to get all that mercury?

[rogerscottcathey]

Ampere did some interesting electromotive experiments using mercury which I read about in an old issue of Science et Vie, a French magazine, from the 70s or 80s.

[lajoswinkler]

First thing, never use aluminium as an electrode touching mercury. Mercury disrupts the aluminium oxide layer and allows this extremely reactive metal to react with oxygen in air. It also releases lots of heat which contributes to that smoking at 02:28.

Also, instead of contaminating mercury with talcum, use small pieces of paper. It's much easier to remove them and you minimize hazardous waste.

[MasterMindmars]

Fantastic experiment with liquid conductor. If Faraday could see this.
You deserve Novel Price.

[krisofamerica]

I saw similar mercury gyroscopes in dreams. Good work sir keep it up.

[themarinesusmc]

Well steve at least you did not lose 115 hp mercury motors .
Cause you sure put a lot of hours in to it
But it ran real good an smooth.

[leozendo]

You can even see the eddy current as actual CURRENT!

[creativeobsin]

This is really fascinating, especially when you make it go in the opposite direction & the flow pattern reverses. Great video! :)

[rodionromanovich]

Now put a quartz crystal in the center. I see you've already got a place to hold it

[xivok]

Please create a small version of the Vimanas...the ancient indian texts explains about mercury and coils