The only reason this isn't black magic of the highest order is that (presumably) anyone can repeat it...
In reply to Trackmouse :
I tried to find a picture of one getting air, but having lived with one for close to 100k miles, I doubt that you could get one going fast enough to get any photogenic hang-time...
Knurled. said:In reply to Trackmouse :
I tried to find a picture of one getting air, but having lived with one for close to 100k miles, I doubt that you could get one going fast enough to get any photogenic hang-time...
Large cliff's are good for air time at any speed
https://www.ted.com/talks/boaz_almog_levitates_a_superconductor#t-499293
This is worth the watch if you want a little more detail.
Now if only we could replicate this without the supercooling. That'd be cool.
I think the more sci-fi idea of "repulsers" or "anti-gravity immiters" would be awesome. Basically some way of having a Emdrive that doesn't produce radiation, but also doesn't produce heat. It would be akin to an oversized Dyson bladeless fan. A silent (aside from the air rushing) bladeless helicopter.
In reply to pheller :
As I understand it, a type 2 superconductor is needed for quantum locking to happen. Some type 1 superconductors become type 2 superconductors if they are supercooled.
I would hazard a guess that type 2 superconductors are extremely expensive so they are using a supercooled type 1 for demonstration purposes.
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