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Thread: Oooh, levitation
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2007-08-06, 11:22 PM (ISO 8601)Ogre in the Playground
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Oooh, levitation
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070806...n_070806132733
Levitation. Fun. Discuss.
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2007-08-06, 11:26 PM (ISO 8601)Ogre in the Playground
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2007-08-06, 11:27 PM (ISO 8601)Ogre in the Playground
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And I was just about to go swimming after dark, too. Nipped that idea in the bud.
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2007-08-07, 12:14 AM (ISO 8601)Dwarf in the Playground
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That thing is freaky! It looks like an insane mage crossed a dog, fish, and humanoid together.
But the levetation thing is neat. It's amazing how quickly technology is advancing."I was taught that the human brain was the crowning glory of evolution so far, but I think it’s a very poor scheme for survival."
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2007-08-07, 01:52 AM (ISO 8601)Banned
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Wow, it says on the nanoscale, it could possibly reduce friction altogether.
This is madness!
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2007-08-07, 02:47 AM (ISO 8601)Bugbear in the Playground
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Meh, all kinds of crazy crap goes on at tiny scales, this is no different.
I would certainly like to see how they manipulate the Casimir force though - that'd be interesting.
Originally Posted by Toxic_Avenger
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2007-08-07, 02:49 AM (ISO 8601)Barbarian in the Playground
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Yeah, that is the part I'm really curious about. Throughout the article, they neglected to say how they planned to do it.
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2007-08-07, 02:59 AM (ISO 8601)Bugbear in the Playground
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Scientist: You know, we can make this force repel and reduce friction
Press Pseudo-Scientist: *thinks* Like levitation you mean!
S: *looks aghast* Erm...maybe?
PPS: Stop the presses!!
Seriously, these things tend to get published waaaaay before they should, but that's the nature of the press. Might help them get funding I suppose...
Originally Posted by Toxic_Avenger
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2007-08-07, 03:20 AM (ISO 8601)Barbarian in the Playground
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I did find this quote from wikipedia interesting:
It still doesn't say exactly how, but it does say that you need certain types of material.Further research has shown that, with materials of certain permittivity and permeability, or with a certain configuration, the Casimir effect could be made repulsive instead of attractive, although there are no experimental demonstrations of these predictions. (However Professor Ulf Leonhardt and Dr Thomas Philbin, from the University of St Andrews in Scotland claims to have worked out a way of reversing this phenomenon.[1])Last edited by Lucky; 2007-08-07 at 03:20 AM.
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2007-08-07, 03:20 AM (ISO 8601)Bugbear in the Playground
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Is the reference any good? A paper maybe?
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2007-08-07, 03:22 AM (ISO 8601)Barbarian in the Playground
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It sites this as its reference, but I've yet to read it over.
Er, wait, that's just the reference for those guys who claim to have figured it out.Last edited by Lucky; 2007-08-07 at 03:24 AM.
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2007-08-07, 03:26 AM (ISO 8601)Bugbear in the Playground
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More journalistic pseudo-scientific babble. [cynical] Until they publish I wouldn't read too much into it! [/cynical]
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2007-08-07, 03:29 AM (ISO 8601)Miniature Giant Space Hamster in the Playground Administrator
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Uhh, guys, I have seen proof.
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2007-08-07, 03:32 AM (ISO 8601)Bugbear in the Playground
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Lol @ arm in top right corner of the pic - dropped cat much!?!
Last edited by Ikkitosen; 2007-08-07 at 03:32 AM.
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2007-08-07, 03:45 AM (ISO 8601)Ogre in the Playground
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Press Pseudo-Scientist: *thinks* Like Mag-Lev you mean! Originally Posted by Ikkitosen
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2007-08-07, 03:50 AM (ISO 8601)Bugbear in the Playground
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Can you imagine how many drops it took them to get it right though? Originally Posted by Ikkitosen
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2007-08-07, 03:59 AM (ISO 8601)Bugbear in the Playground
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More than I'd put a cat through no doubt. Still, funny and only slightly mean. Originally Posted by Death, your friend the Reaper
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2007-08-07, 11:55 AM (ISO 8601)Ettin in the Playground
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Levitation = cool, theoretically, if it works, though it's not that useful.
Amotis's Dire Bug-Manatee-Shark-Whale-Eyeless-Monster Thing = DO NOT WANT!
Rawhide's levitating cat = aww, it's so cuuute. Originally Posted by Thespianus
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2007-08-07, 12:00 PM (ISO 8601)Ogre in the Playground
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This... Is... Science! Originally Posted by Tor the Fallen
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2007-08-08, 11:35 AM (ISO 8601)Banned
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that isn't a reputable source :( Originally Posted by Rawhide
Uhh, guys, I have seen proof.
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2007-08-08, 01:27 PM (ISO 8601)Ogre in the Playground
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I'm thinking nothing written in "lolcat" can be taken as a scientific proof :p Originally Posted by reorith
Last edited by FdL; 2007-08-08 at 01:27 PM.
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2007-08-08, 06:06 PM (ISO 8601)Miniature Giant Space Hamster in the Playground Administrator
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*cough* *
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2007-08-08, 06:39 PM (ISO 8601)Ogre in the Playground
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Yeah, kinda, but...come on! Originally Posted by Rawhide
This is clearly a work of people with too much time on their hands. 
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2007-08-08, 06:43 PM (ISO 8601)Ettin in the Playground
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Originally Posted by FdL
Yeah, kinda, but...come on! This is clearly a work of people with too much time on their hands. and what are we on Giantitp, then?
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2007-08-09, 06:08 AM (ISO 8601)Bugbear in the Playground
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2007-08-09, 08:40 AM (ISO 8601)Dwarf in the Playground
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And now: Frigging flying sausers!
Well, not really levitation, but still pretty awesome.OotSP :D
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2007-08-10, 11:58 AM (ISO 8601)Ogre in the Playground
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I gotta get me one of those flying saucers. Those look awesome.
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2007-08-10, 12:21 PM (ISO 8601)Ogre in the Playground
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Wait, so what's a theoretical physicist? Originally Posted by FdL
Yeah, kinda, but...come on! This is clearly a work of people with too much time on their hands.
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2007-08-10, 01:26 PM (ISO 8601)Barbarian in the Playground
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Nerd Lite. (Even they have less free time then we do.)
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2007-08-10, 08:49 PM (ISO 8601)Ogre in the Playground
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He said Levitation, not Leviathan! Originally Posted by Amotis
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