What Happens When You Drop A Magnet Through A Copper Tube?

May 17, 2015 by Paul Spoerry 4 Comments

The magnet induced a current in the copper pipe, which in turn produced a magnetic field. The direction of this current then opposed the change in the magnet’s field, resulting in the magnet being repelled and thus falling more slowly. Neat.

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SIender Man says

May 17, 2015 at 11:51 am

+Paul Spoerry could you place something on the bottom so it would like.. levitate ? 😀
Paul Spoerry says

May 17, 2015 at 7:13 pm

Not sure…
West Kagle says

May 19, 2015 at 5:05 am

+SIender Man
I supose a magnet of the opposite polarity.
Lewis Wainman says

May 20, 2015 at 10:44 pm

+Paul Spoerry What would happen if the copper pipe was instead a magnet, for instance a solenoid with a current running through it?

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