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more about #electromagnets NurseDave: OW OW OW!!! There goes my defibrillator again! more » Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: "The only thing that happens to paper clips when they're placed on American trains is that they get fed up and decide to just drive next time. Hiyo!" ... more » Scazza: Amazing how clear that train is. I guess the streotypical packed cars dosn't happen all the time. more » TheSonOfKrypton: Gotta love electromagnetic induction. more » Noobs-R-Us: I guess I’d better not wear my $45,000 Patek Philippe then? more » ZaxxonQ.com: ... I bet he missed his stop about five times being so entertained by this. Oooo, look, shiny! *^_^* more » OMG! Ponies!: Big deal. We've got pigeons that ride the A out in Howard Beach and we still have the biggest rats of any mass transit system. Keep your dancing pape... more » Xeno: So I shouldn't be putting my Zune 120 on the floor of the train? more » martini1992: Id hate to ride on one of those with a weak pacemaker or dodgy hearing aid... thinking about it I wouldn't like to have a floppy disk of cassette tap... more » AmishJohn: Here's a source for kits & suff: [www.amazing1.com] more » Curves: Gee, the only thing were we allowed to build were some lame duck shaped note holders. Believe it or not, back in the day, girls were not permitted to ... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Quick, someone get the Governator to double-fist a pair of these and reenact a few scenes from Eraser... more » Curves: I cant use it; my junk still weighs more than 4 ozs even with the batteries out. more » -
#science
Japan's Electromagnetic Trains Cause Paperclips to Dance
These paperclips, when placed on the floor of a japanese commuter train, stand up on their ends and dance whenever the train accelerates or brakes thanks electromagnetism. More » -
#diy
Woodshop Class: Where Bolt-Action, Electromagnetic Coil Guns Are Made
I don't know what kind of school this kid goes to, but I doubt my shop teacher would have allowed me to build an electromagnetic coil gun that can send a round through a soda can. More » -
#electromagnets
Levitron Revolution Makes Your Junk Look Awesome While Suspended in Space
For those who have a treasured item you want to display in style, the Levitron Revolution uses some sort of electromagnets—or anti-gravity voodoo magic—that levitates and slowly rotates your prized possession in space. More » -
#haptics
Maglev Haptic Control Technology Could be Used for Microsurgery, Robot Control
Gadget Lab got a hands-on demo with a prototype magnetic levitation haptic control unit at Carnegie Mellon University, where they experienced the artifical feel (via magnets) of 3d rabbits, hard surfaces and vinyl records. In addition to simulating the general shapes of objects, the technology can accurately reproduce qualities like texture and elasticity using an interesting dual joystick set up. More »
