Boaz Almog "levitates" a superconductor

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  • www.ted.com How can a super-thin, three-inch disk levitate something 70,000 times its own weight? In a riveting, futuristic demonstration, Boaz Almog shows how a phenomenon known as quantum locking allows a superconductor disk to float over a magnetic rail -- completely frictionlessly and with zero energy loss.
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  • @Manahyde
    @Manahyde 9 ปีที่แล้ว +352

    "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
    _~ Arthur C. Clarke_

  • @sikaizhang6767
    @sikaizhang6767 5 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    This is videoed in 2012, why I just found there’s such a cool thing as Quantum Locking in 2019 and never heard about it before?!

    • @timthomson8362
      @timthomson8362 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Because it proves thw flat earth and hiw the sun and moon actuall y work

    • @noxlar
      @noxlar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yea wtf.. governments are refusing real life stuff from it?

    • @hankyboy42594
      @hankyboy42594 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Tim Thomson either you’re a troll or just uneducated.

    • @hankyboy42594
      @hankyboy42594 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Look up Lexus hover board. They made a hover board that works on this same principle.

    • @TheAlchemicalPortal
      @TheAlchemicalPortal 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hankyboy42594 or both

  • @nellynelson965
    @nellynelson965 9 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    Well thats arguably the coolest thing ive seen on TED for a long while. The potential applications for this are amazing, even to my limited brain

    • @TimReevesy
      @TimReevesy 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ***** I always like the vids you comment on, this was fascinating, thanks for leading me to it.

    • @MrNatmax
      @MrNatmax 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Let's think about QLock trains or QLock industrial elevators
      or even better, QLock Highways, I'm just waiting for the time we could make "Syncron Batteries" capacitators tha would be Syncronized in an flux frequency avaliable kilometers from the towers, so everything would be energized just as much as it needs with no cables

    • @blackopal3138
      @blackopal3138 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MrNatmax - Really dude? You're just going to try and get credit for Nikola Tesla's work on the www? Good luck with that.

    • @MrNatmax
      @MrNatmax 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@blackopal3138 the point was to make someone remember that Nikola Tesla already had this Idea
      but we just don't have this becauso none have helped him

    • @MrNatmax
      @MrNatmax 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@blackopal3138 We are just rediscovering what he did and thinking about what could we do with that, like he did

  • @scwarzewaffe85
    @scwarzewaffe85 8 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    Anti grav racing is just around the corner...
    Wipeout will soon be a reality!

    • @maxieprimo2758
      @maxieprimo2758 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Who is paying for billions of dollars of sapphire and steel?

    • @alexpraddo5780
      @alexpraddo5780 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same as who is paying for steel and carbon right now. Us.

    • @maxieprimo2758
      @maxieprimo2758 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'd be a HUGE jump in taxes if we want any of this built, and nobody wants that.

    • @batmandeltaforce
      @batmandeltaforce 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cute trick, but obviously this has little to do with anti-gravity... if it did it would float wherever you put it. Gravity is a whole nother force. It is the fabric of the universe.

    • @jackyxiao8383
      @jackyxiao8383 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah, sci-fi will not be fiction anymore

  • @Roy_Godiksen
    @Roy_Godiksen 12 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I love TEDtalks. I am so gratefull for this youtube channel. Thanks and respect to all the people who make it happen. From the staff to the talkers.

  • @yousorooo
    @yousorooo 9 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    So where is my hoverboard?

    • @SonlangSiek
      @SonlangSiek 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think they're gonna need to make a hover board trail specifically :o BUY ME ONE!

    • @mrmeadowsiscool
      @mrmeadowsiscool 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Derek Leung as soon as the sidewalks and streets are constructed of magnets

    • @yousorooo
      @yousorooo 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Joshua Meadows The earth is a giant magnet.

    • @SonlangSiek
      @SonlangSiek 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      WAIT! HOW DO WE BRAKE!? We're gonna need to manual stop with friction on the ground or something of that sort right? o.o

    • @joshuayang42
      @joshuayang42 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sonlang Siek To break, add heat to the hover board for it to lose its superconductor properties?

  • @AverageBosnian
    @AverageBosnian 12 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is so beautiful. I watched it earlier on TV somewhere, and still is awesome.

  • @thomasseils4031
    @thomasseils4031 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is absolutely amazing. From a mechanical engineering stand point my head started into application mode. How to keep the conductors cold, and what could be achieved!!.

  • @AntonioMudge
    @AntonioMudge 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    F-ZERO WAS THE GAME!!! Great video

  • @RCJakob
    @RCJakob 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is absolutely amazing !!!

  • @revoluchien
    @revoluchien 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is absolutely amazing! i love watching these videos.

  • @pandorasnow
    @pandorasnow 10 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    much science, so light

  • @KKrusher
    @KKrusher 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    LK-99 says hello

  • @ThabetMarwa
    @ThabetMarwa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Feels good to finally understand how the turtle on which the Earth sits is lifted.

  • @ExclusiveManual
    @ExclusiveManual 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This amazing discovery is finally on TED!!!

  • @aimansaif2936
    @aimansaif2936 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent discription👍👏👏👏

  • @yoppindia
    @yoppindia 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Have to wait another hundred years to have some practical and economic application!

    • @Chizzy941
      @Chizzy941 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      yoppindia the magnets in MRI machines are generated by superconductors

  • @DontTouchMyCroissant
    @DontTouchMyCroissant 12 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Could this be used for moving things? I'm sure there's much more incredible uses for this, but the first thing I thought of was putting a superconductor under my sofa and moving it with remote control to my new flat.

  • @salimistery
    @salimistery 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    wow..i think i just fell in love with that floating disk..!
    this rocks..!

  • @anikyt7570
    @anikyt7570 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Get to see awesome stuff in TED....Thank you...

  • @alexanderk2294
    @alexanderk2294 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Can’t believe this hasn’t been patched yet

    • @morgansmart1265
      @morgansmart1265 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What did you mean by this ?

    • @TheYCrafter
      @TheYCrafter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@morgansmart1265 obvious. Because we all know the world is a simulation this should have been patched. A glitch in the matrix.

    • @morgansmart1265
      @morgansmart1265 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheYCrafter lol definitely a glitch in the matrix, this technology is on the verge of serious applications 😁

  • @narutodssunny
    @narutodssunny 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Make F-Zero and Wipe out happen; we have the technology.

  • @thesupreme743
    @thesupreme743 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great accomplishment Bro. We are proud once again.

  • @musicmix934
    @musicmix934 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am from Sudan and a fan of your useful contents. Thank you

  • @6rban100k
    @6rban100k 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Is this good for High end GPU in PC

    • @jonybear1691
      @jonybear1691 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      you mean liquid nitrogen cooling? yes ofc

    • @furious-vengeance
      @furious-vengeance 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      D-Wave Quantum Micro Processor

  • @starcrashr
    @starcrashr 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Does the pinned superconductor and the load attached to it add to the weight of the magnetic base it's pinned to? If I use a disc to pin a car to a magnet like you described, would I be able to lift the magnet with the car as if I were only lifting the magnet, or would it be just as strenuous as lifting the car with it? Does the superconductor pin directly to the magnet, or to the space around itself and only move with the magnet in response to changes in space?

    • @TheBratis
      @TheBratis 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jane Doe Now that is a REAL question, worthy of such topic. I'd really like to know the answer to this as well. If the superconductor does not add its weight to the magnet beneath... oh, the possibilities....

    • @96ace96
      @96ace96 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Jane Doe A bit late perhaps, but no. If you want to accelerate mass you need the necessary amount of energy. lifting the magnet would include lifting the car. Just like lifting a rope includes lifting whatever it is attached to.

    • @lecobra418
      @lecobra418 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Except that a rope doesn't obey to the same laws of physics. He said that it was not a repulsion, but a quantum locking, to me it mean that the magnet doesn't support any weight at all, everything is supported by the supraconductor x magnetic field.
      So it could be possible yet it seems unlikely.

    • @96ace96
      @96ace96 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Le Cobra No. It isn't possible. If you want to accelerate something, you need to use energy to do it.

    • @gojitheyoutuber2261
      @gojitheyoutuber2261 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It would act like a zero friction suspension that you can use to move along the rail. The rail would have the weight of the car pushing down on the magnetic suspension, by the car would stay locked in the air. The car would still have friction due to air resistance, but it would make it easier to move. Because it doesn’t require friction with the ground, so it would stay in motion with less force. He could not literally hold the car in his hand because the weight has to go somewhere, but he could push the car along if it was on a magnetic rail system.

  • @HeWhoAvoidsTheLight
    @HeWhoAvoidsTheLight 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    that is the coolest thing ive seen so far.

  • @jordanmcqueen4714
    @jordanmcqueen4714 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    WE'RE SO BACK

  • @wuwear1995
    @wuwear1995 12 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    thank you sir. you have just proved how ufo's fly. amazing

    • @MikeLevin
      @MikeLevin 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That was my intent ;-)

  • @Rimmer7
    @Rimmer7 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Does anyone else suddenly have the urge to play F-Zero GX?

  • @rajah8433
    @rajah8433 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow !! Super ...feature technology so happy to seen. Thanks to uploading sir..

  • @premed2
    @premed2 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love our interactions David. I had a friend who thought consciousness was a fundamental part of the universe, but I thought it was an emergent phenomenon. We had a wonderful interaction. I'm sure you will agree that disagreeing can be very agreeable for those intrested in exploring the truth. It is through the interchange of opposing ideas where we grow and learn the most. I have learned much from you, and I have changed some of my positions as a result.
    No one has a monopoly on the truth.

  • @himynamesfather
    @himynamesfather 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I wonder if anyone has made a foil nacelle pressure chamber to contain and exhaust that gas.

    • @blackopal3138
      @blackopal3138 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, Geordi Laforge…. but his work was stolen by the Romulans and they had him eliminated, so the only existing one is on Romulus.

    • @chriskapitz9816
      @chriskapitz9816 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sorry, what gas?

  • @AndreasLindful
    @AndreasLindful 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Would it be possible to use the magnetic field of the Earth for flying saucers ? Could a bigger conducter ( e.g. 3 Meter) be used for transportion into space for everyone ? At least like the flying cars in the movie: "The Fifth Element" :) Or is the magentic field of the Earth to weak ? Thank you for your amazing speech !

    • @blackopal3138
      @blackopal3138 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Now that's using your noggin,lol, love the flying saucer question.... But the magnetic field is out in space. It cannot be accessed on the surface or even from the atmosphere. peace

    • @Max_G4
      @Max_G4 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@blackopal3138 The Earth's magnetic field can absolutely be used on its surface. Just look at a compass.
      The problem is just that it's not that strong.

    • @blackopal3138
      @blackopal3138 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Max_G4 lol, i'm a little surprised that I answered that so definitively, like I would know. Compass is a compelling example. In effect we already have the proof of concept, we just have to start increasing the load capacity. Look at LED 100 yrs later. Never know, pretty cool. peace

  • @PiraticalFox
    @PiraticalFox 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    That would be amazing. Imagine the applications.

  • @Zormac
    @Zormac 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh I guess I had missed that out! Thanks!

  • @bnewton149
    @bnewton149 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Bioshock infinite brought me here

    • @blackopal3138
      @blackopal3138 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      What's more important is what will it take to make you leave 😮 … 😂 I jest... self-entertainment therapy... peace

  • @robinwersich3424
    @robinwersich3424 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    so if it can carry so much weight, why is he able to change its position in the magnetic field with so little effort?

    • @robinwersich3424
      @robinwersich3424 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah ok, that makes Sense ^^

    • @teresaGarcia-hu8pi
      @teresaGarcia-hu8pi 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Robin Wersich - like a magnet buddy! it's easier to navigate away from its force rather than against it, I often get the impression people are so skeptical about everything. is this a cool trend?

    • @robinwersich3424
      @robinwersich3424 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      teresa Garcia I don't really get your point...
      But Jwaxenbaum602 already made it clear for me

    • @blackopal3138
      @blackopal3138 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@robinwersich3424 - her point is that she is better than you. peace

  • @edal61
    @edal61 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    For me, this "quantum locking, not levitation" thing, perfectly explains how UAP's move about.

  • @johnrhoe5653
    @johnrhoe5653 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The super conductor slowly heats up and begins to loose its properties. It is this change of state that accounts for the slowing you witnessed. And yes, air resistance is part of the answer. There are several variables involved.

  • @Bonerific0
    @Bonerific0 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    My name is Jeff

  • @perplexedpuzzled5241
    @perplexedpuzzled5241 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    There is no such term as "quantum locking". It is known in all superconductivity books and papers as flux pinning, which occurs in only Type II superconductors.

  • @darkmetal101
    @darkmetal101 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is just amazing!

  • @ExperimentLife
    @ExperimentLife 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Outstanding research!

  • @Z0o0L
    @Z0o0L 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    finally i know how the pyramids were built in these times thnx^^

    • @blackopal3138
      @blackopal3138 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bang! Missing piece of the puzzle, eh? Good on you, I hope I can figure it all out one day too!

  • @jpeckham3d
    @jpeckham3d 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Has anyone tried mixing this type of levitation with gyroscopic procession? Maybe this is how ufos move sideways while repulsive against earth's magnetism.

    • @theskeletonboi
      @theskeletonboi 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You overestimate the earth's magnetic strength. If anything had enough power to push against the magnetic core, it would collapse it in the process. The earth's core is molten, thus in a liquid state, it's magnetic direction can move around quite easily, especially if something had enough power to push against it. Newtons third law prevents something like this from existing, maybe if the earth's core wasn't in a liquid state, but even then, a silly idea to be honest.

    • @yaoooy
      @yaoooy 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think the most difficult part of having a quantum locked ufo, is to keep it at a low temperature required for the superconductivity state to stay. maybe some alien did it, maybe not.

  • @mttdms
    @mttdms 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    This nearly made me cry, God bless science.

  • @sonnybrown4758
    @sonnybrown4758 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't think any of this is new at all, but it is fascinating.

  • @THERE.IS.NO.DEATH.
    @THERE.IS.NO.DEATH. 9 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    it can levitate a small car?...THEN SHOW US THAT.

    • @mikewahby
      @mikewahby 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      hey hes showing you the possibilities of the technology this shiz is amazing

    • @charlessharpe2121
      @charlessharpe2121 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +There is no death. How about you show us? Take the responsibility in your own hands before you ask another? If you are not interested, maybe you can do some research and at least show us how its possible? I would show, but people never try to answer the questions themselves. Rather just bark

    • @THERE.IS.NO.DEATH.
      @THERE.IS.NO.DEATH. 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Charles B. Sharpe
      He made the claim that he can levitate a small car, not me, so he should hold up to his claim. That's my point.

    • @mikewahby
      @mikewahby 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      if you want to see this tech in real life look at Coral Gables castle in Flordia the oil cartels are shelfing this stuff dude Bozag couldn't even if he could and wanted to show your small pea brained nous

    • @THERE.IS.NO.DEATH.
      @THERE.IS.NO.DEATH. 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      mikewahby
      coral castle is made of light weight rock he didnt need to use levitation

  • @danslik1738
    @danslik1738 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The sun is a super conductor circling above our Flat Earth☝😄

    • @bignoob5838
      @bignoob5838 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      are you serious or am i just getting wooooshed here?

    • @NishantKumar-li8to
      @NishantKumar-li8to 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Flat earthers watch ted!

  • @2nd3rd1st
    @2nd3rd1st 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    7:45 That was not the first time this has been demonstrated, he did that a year ago already. But those attendees don't visit TH-cam of course.
    He could speak at an Apple iPad keynote. Same rhetoric, same dramatic pauses. It's magical.

  • @LoveAndPeaceOccurs
    @LoveAndPeaceOccurs 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    WOW! Thank You, Boaz Almog for this remarkable information ... you present it well.

  • @titjentoteborg6869
    @titjentoteborg6869 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    WTF!? Nothing new - for 100 years now. Go to your nearest University and listen to a course about superconductivity. The reaction of the audience is kinda ridiculous

  • @Lovebug8779
    @Lovebug8779 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for this video. I really enjoyed it despite the fact that as a student I preferred my chemistry classes rather than my physics class.

  • @kidmecha
    @kidmecha 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    That is absolutely incredible

  • @timeisapathwalkingtounderstand
    @timeisapathwalkingtounderstand 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for explaining here in New York City 5 in the morning wondering what's a superconductor

  • @DiegoGuillermoSchmidt
    @DiegoGuillermoSchmidt 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the way to go for future transportation.

  • @JaySmith91
    @JaySmith91 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    It can be locked at any height. The electromagnetic field lines spread out away from the magnets, so there's a maximum distance where the locking effect can only just counteract the superconductor's weight.

  • @TheBeatifulman
    @TheBeatifulman 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've never seen it demonstrated. strange considering how impressive it looks.

  • @Zormac
    @Zormac 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes I guess you are right. Thanks for the feedback!

  • @tr38bax
    @tr38bax 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's amazing... So what are the requirements for the magnet that is supporting the superconductor? That could be an obstacle to weight-bearing activities if the gauze requirement is too high- aside from any cooling issues.

  • @Htrac
    @Htrac 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is amazingly cool.

  • @oliverjamescarr
    @oliverjamescarr 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Now to find an efficient way to keep all these superconductors chilled...

  • @bad71hd
    @bad71hd 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing. Tank u

  • @redbeard623
    @redbeard623 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wonder what force was slowing down the round magnet spinning demonstration midway through. Magnetic polar resistance?

  • @rudy_4ier
    @rudy_4ier 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you. i must learn to listen more attentively

  • @oheymardyjay
    @oheymardyjay 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    This gives me hope.

  • @shade1978x
    @shade1978x 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    What wizardry is this?! Awesome!

  • @jamusignoramus
    @jamusignoramus 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was thoroughly impressed by the transcription that Google Captions gave in this video

  • @effricate
    @effricate 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Look the article in Wikipedia about the superconductivity. As far as I remember from school, this effect appears on extremely low temperatures (about 4..77K), so the conductor has to be frozen down by the liquid helium or nitrogen. There is a certain boundary (look at the graph in the beginning) when the common conductor (joking, it's a special fusion) becomes a superconductor. So as the cold plate heats, the boundary is exceeded, and it not a superconductor anymore, so it stops flying and fall.

  • @MikeLevin
    @MikeLevin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Could you swap out the neodymium magnets with electromagnets? And then maybe swap that out for polarized vacuum? Even possible? How many years away?

  • @atticusfinch2600
    @atticusfinch2600 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    "I can't even wrap my head around it!!" - Joe

  • @prutissbartlow8835
    @prutissbartlow8835 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's a brother speaking LOL

  • @SytrusISurtys
    @SytrusISurtys 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    how could you possibly dislike this?

  • @TrebleSketch
    @TrebleSketch 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is amazing ^^

  • @dallastx.aggtown3501
    @dallastx.aggtown3501 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you brother!!

  • @ellemayer3855
    @ellemayer3855 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    THIS IS SO AWESOME!!!!!

  • @sonnybrown4758
    @sonnybrown4758 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think that would put a damper on the situation.

  • @SotNist
    @SotNist 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    it would be awesome if various building blocks were like this in the future and you could just assemble free standing buildings that quantum lock into place based on a carefully planned push-pull (vs. each other & pre-existing magnetic fields) schematic. it could lock into an unbreakable form and deflect any force exerted upon it. you could have Thor trying to smash the quantum locking citadel with Mjolnir and knocking himself out.

  • @Zormac
    @Zormac 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh I was talking about the thicker disk, not the .5 micron one, but I guess it's probably the same disk with something around it.
    Anyway thanks for the feedback.

  • @gamepro94z
    @gamepro94z 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    wow just wow i cant wait to see what they do with this

  • @johnrhoe5653
    @johnrhoe5653 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are right on.

  • @supermanadamio
    @supermanadamio 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why is physics so amazing!!!

  • @jainpranya
    @jainpranya 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    He redefined the word 'awesome'.

  • @adelamanalache6251
    @adelamanalache6251 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you very much! Je vous aime beaucoup!

  • @fattyspat
    @fattyspat 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wish I knew the date when this talk was given

  • @umleigoqualquer
    @umleigoqualquer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    É realmente impressionante, mas tem uma limitação curtíssima de tempo. O disco precisa ser mantido em uma temperatura baixíssima, e esse é o desafio.

  • @AlejandroIrausquin
    @AlejandroIrausquin 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    You and how many more? I have seen several videos of the phenomenum but not a single one explaing it, until this one. That is what TEDs is about, talking about ideas worth sharing...

  • @ravellwolf
    @ravellwolf 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Air resistance and the loss of superconductivity from the material heating up as it's exposed to room temperature air.
    If you keep it in a vacuum and keep the temperature below critical, it would remain frictionless.

  • @engalmotaz
    @engalmotaz 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    the greates video i've ever seen on the Yotube ...

  • @hawaiidispenser
    @hawaiidispenser 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    So the catch is keeping it chilled, I guess?

  • @amaryadav6531
    @amaryadav6531 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Incredible

  • @nicholasdaviner7249
    @nicholasdaviner7249 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Space Elevators. Come hire me to design it. Win or fail, give me that job.

  • @TheLivirus
    @TheLivirus 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    5:54 I find it a bit funny that he asserts "frictionless motion" while giving it a new push every other second.

  • @Adelbert1309
    @Adelbert1309 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If you've been searching on TH-cam before you'll not be surprised with this...but still THUMBS UP! I never dislike a video like this...

  • @Dimension13XYZZY
    @Dimension13XYZZY 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    It is possible to adjust it with just a little push, but u need a *lot* of force to push it all the way down into contact with the magnet rail.

  • @zsuzsannaszasznemolnar2070
    @zsuzsannaszasznemolnar2070 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    🤩💖👍🙏 Thanks to the scientists. This is awesome! - Greetings from Hungary.

  • @JOSEtheHELPER
    @JOSEtheHELPER 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    aww man I wanted to see a demonstration in holding weight.

  • @MegaNadir123
    @MegaNadir123 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    amazing....wish i was part of this

  • @ShawnBoike
    @ShawnBoike 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    We do they are used as huge storage rings like the SC super collider except no collision, we did this for texas in the late 89 early 1990's. It is not normal public knowledge-yet not classified.