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more about #antigravity trs: These are the crappiest pictures of a floating mouse I've ever seen. Were these taken by the same person that goes around taking pictures of rumored u... more » anon: One more freefall magnet. This demonstrates eddy currents as used in magnetic braking. more » Pixelologist, Esq.: I've been experimenting with a different approach - pulling oneSELF up by one's bootstraps. My primary stumbling block at the moment is procuring tiny... more » BigRosie: I'll bet the first commercial use of this technology will be in porn. The will find a way. more » deliciousburglar: if it defeats the effects of gravity, i say anti-gravity. more » JackTheTripper: This is GREAT news! Giz, please please PLEASE let us know when they can levitate a pig. Man, I'm SO gonna get laid 50 times over when that happens. more » Gregsvo: Made me think think of this classic flash sort-of-game. more » aquajaws: So they are close to explaining why the hoverboards didn't work on water...something the high powered magnet pushing the water away causing them to lo... more » FriarNurgle: When is Brando coming out with the USB powered Desktop Rat Levatron? more » DustyButtâ˘: I'd be more impressed with artificial gravity on a space vessel. more » aetheria: not anti gravity field. article title fail. disappointment evident. more » Xeno: JPL != NASA more » Skunky: Old news, rodents have been able to float for years! He totally didn't need any magnets, either. more » HyperDrunk: They had this on discovery channel, made all sorts of small objects float including frogs. it's nothing new. more » OCEntertainment: Look, guys. Not to rush you or anything, but you've got about six and a half years left. Let's upgrade this mess, miniaturize it and make with the che... more » Noobs-R-Us: oh boy! It's only a matter of time before we turn into fat pigs. more » Lester Dean: Please change the title of the article to magnetic levitating dipole experiments or something, this has nothing to do with gravity and is in every bas... more » Nick: i've seen a horse fly . . . more » Pew Pew BOOM: Damn rodents, is there anything they can't do? more » Kaiser-Machead: I must not laugh at the spinning mouse. I must not laugh at the spinning mouse. Oh well, I tried. more » -
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NASA's New Super-Magnet Is So Strong It Could Make Lab Rats Levitate
NASA scientists have created an magnetic field powerful enough to make lab mice levitate, which is a big Where's My Back to the Future Skateboard breakthrough. The only problem is that the mice have to be high as kites too. More » -
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Magnetic Shot Glasses Stay Put Even When You're Sloshed
Attach this magnetic sextet of colorful 1.5-inch shot glasses to their included stainless steel tray, and the conical vessels stay put even if you hold the tray upside down. At first we thought there was some magical way to hold the contained liquid in place while the glasses were held upside down, too, but what do you want for $24.99? [Home WetBar, via 7 Gadgets]
