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GYRO MAGNETIC LEVITATION GYRO MAGNETIC LEVITATION GYRO MAGNETIC LEVITATION GYRO MAGNETIC LEVITATION Tantalizing toy top spins on topsy-turvy science Tantalizing toy top spins on topsy-turvy science Tantalizing toy top spins on topsy-turvy science Tantalizing toy top spins on topsy-turvy science ~~~~~~~~ elevated child play ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ elevated child play ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ elevated child play ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ elevated child play ~~~~~~~~ in proven mathematical principle
via 'earnshaw's theorem'
unstabilized static magnetic levitation
is quite impossible
?¿? so how figure that ¿?¿
in proven mathematical principle via 'earnshaw's theorem' unstabilized static magnetic levitation is quite impossible ?¿? so how figure that ¿?¿ in proven mathematical principle via 'earnshaw's theorem' unstabilized static magnetic levitation is quite impossible ?¿? so how figure that ¿?¿ in proven mathematical principle via 'earnshaw's theorem' unstabilized static magnetic levitation is quite impossible ?¿? so how figure that ¿?¿ this charismatically cavalier wee toy
seemingly spins
contrary to nature's law this charismatically cavalier wee toy seemingly spins contrary to nature's law this charismatically cavalier wee toy seemingly spins contrary to nature's law this charismatically cavalier wee toy seemingly spins contrary to nature's law basic magnetic principles
always invite exploration
in 'fields' of invisible wonder basic magnetic principles always invite exploration in 'fields' of invisible wonder basic magnetic principles always invite exploration in 'fields' of invisible wonder basic magnetic principles always invite exploration in 'fields' of invisible wonder this simple configuration
creates invisibly wondrous fields
of very magnetic explorational invitement this simple configuration creates invisibly wondrous fields of very magnetic explorational invitement this simple configuration creates invisibly wondrous fields of very magnetic explorational invitement this simple configuration creates invisibly wondrous fields of very magnetic explorational invitement a small ceramic magnet shaped like this
may have been among very early prototypes
of levitating tops a small ceramic magnet shaped like this may have been among very early prototypes of levitating tops a small ceramic magnet shaped like this may have been among very early prototypes of levitating tops a small ceramic magnet shaped like this may have been among very early prototypes of levitating tops spinning a levitating top with a spindle
of course
was prospectively an 'evolutionary' enhancement spinning a levitating top with a spindle of course was prospectively an 'evolutionary' enhancement spinning a levitating top with a spindle of course was prospectively an 'evolutionary' enhancement spinning a levitating top with a spindle of course was prospectively an 'evolutionary' enhancement finessing every finicky fussy feature factor minutiae
ever minutely so
must have been exceedingly daunting finessing every finicky fussy feature factor minutiae ever minutely so must have been exceedingly daunting finessing every finicky fussy feature factor minutiae ever minutely so must have been exceedingly daunting finessing every finicky fussy feature factor minutiae ever minutely so must have been exceedingly daunting eventually
many mini intrinsics of technological engineering
became acknowledged
scienced
verified
and actualized eventually many mini intrinsics of technological engineering became acknowledged scienced verified and actualized eventually many mini intrinsics of technological engineering became acknowledged scienced verified and actualized eventually many mini intrinsics of technological engineering became acknowledged scienced verified and actualized ~~ REBEL SPIN-GIN ~~ ~~ REBEL SPIN-GIN ~~ ~~ REBEL SPIN-GIN ~~ ~~ REBEL SPIN-GIN ~~ plastic cone-spindled
'ceramic magnet disk'
composed of
strontium carbonate and iron oxide
(definitive levitron® patented toy style) plastic cone-spindled 'ceramic magnet disk' composed of strontium carbonate and iron oxide (definitive levitron® patented toy style) plastic cone-spindled 'ceramic magnet disk' composed of strontium carbonate and iron oxide (definitive levitron® patented toy style) plastic cone-spindled 'ceramic magnet disk' composed of strontium carbonate and iron oxide (definitive levitron® patented toy style) ~~ PALADIN BARBETTE ~~ ~~ PALADIN BARBETTE ~~ ~~ PALADIN BARBETTE ~~ ~~ PALADIN BARBETTE ~~ 'rare earth magnet'
toroidal square torus
(or perhaps toroidal rectangular torus)
composed of
neodynium and iron and boron 'rare earth magnet' toroidal square torus (or perhaps toroidal rectangular torus) composed of neodynium and iron and boron 'rare earth magnet' toroidal square torus (or perhaps toroidal rectangular torus) composed of neodynium and iron and boron 'rare earth magnet' toroidal square torus (or perhaps toroidal rectangular torus) composed of neodynium and iron and boron ~~~~~~~ REBEL SPIN-GIN ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ REBEL SPIN-GIN ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ REBEL SPIN-GIN ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ REBEL SPIN-GIN ~~~~~~~ above
exhibits 'gyro magnetic levitation'
above exhibits 'gyro magnetic levitation' above exhibits 'gyro magnetic levitation' above exhibits 'gyro magnetic levitation' ~~~~~~ PALADIN BARBETTE ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ PALADIN BARBETTE ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ PALADIN BARBETTE ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ PALADIN BARBETTE ~~~~~~ · · ·
~~~~~~~~~~?¿? yet yet yet - how ¿?¿~~~~~~~~~~ · · · ~~~~~~~~~~?¿? yet yet yet - how ¿?¿~~~~~~~~~~ · · · ~~~~~~~~~~?¿? yet yet yet - how ¿?¿~~~~~~~~~~ · · · ~~~~~~~~~~?¿? yet yet yet - how ¿?¿~~~~~~~~~~ gyro magnetic levitation stability
- three primal principles - gyro magnetic levitation stability - three primal principles - gyro magnetic levitation stability - three primal principles - gyro magnetic levitation stability - three primal principles - it's all about magnetic orientation
balance
'buoyancy'
imaginative intuition
finesse
and surprise solutions to a wonderful natural phenomenon
via
cameo oscillations of 'precession' it's all about magnetic orientation balance 'buoyancy' imaginative intuition finesse and surprise solutions to a wonderful natural phenomenon via cameo oscillations of 'precession' it's all about magnetic orientation balance 'buoyancy' imaginative intuition finesse and surprise solutions to a wonderful natural phenomenon via cameo oscillations of 'precession' it's all about magnetic orientation balance 'buoyancy' imaginative intuition finesse and surprise solutions to a wonderful natural phenomenon via cameo oscillations of 'precession' above
must acquire and maintain
north-to-north polar repulsion equilibrium
▲
▼
north←←←←←←←←vs→→→→→→→→north
polar magnetic repulsion
(like poles repel) above must acquire and maintain north-to-north polar repulsion equilibrium ▲ ▼ north←←←←←←←←vs→→→→→→→→north polar magnetic repulsion (like poles repel) above must acquire and maintain north-to-north polar repulsion equilibrium ▲ ▼ north←←←←←←←←vs→→→→→→→→north polar magnetic repulsion (like poles repel) above must acquire and maintain north-to-north polar repulsion equilibrium ▲ ▼ north←←←←←←←←vs→→→→→→→→north polar magnetic repulsion (like poles repel) ~~~~~~~~~ REBEL SPIN-GIN ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ REBEL SPIN-GIN ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ REBEL SPIN-GIN ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ REBEL SPIN-GIN ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ paladin barbette ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ paladin barbette ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ paladin barbette ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ paladin barbette ~~~~~~~~ Polar Magnetic Repulsion . . . 'like poles repel'
▲
▼
magnetic North of base vs magnetic North of top Polar Magnetic Repulsion . . . 'like poles repel' ▲ ▼ magnetic North of base vs magnetic North of top Polar Magnetic Repulsion . . . 'like poles repel' ▲ ▼ magnetic North of base vs magnetic North of top Polar Magnetic Repulsion . . . 'like poles repel' ▲ ▼ magnetic North of base vs magnetic North of top levitation occurs
where total polar repulsion negates
earth gravitational effect levitation occurs where total polar repulsion negates earth gravitational effect levitation occurs where total polar repulsion negates earth gravitational effect levitation occurs where total polar repulsion negates earth gravitational effect polar magnetic attraction
(unlike poles attract)
▼
▲
north→→→→→→→→vs←←←←←←←←south
polar attraction
ultimately overwhelms levitation
as 'gyro inertial dispersion' slows spinning top
to a tipping point
where it suddenly 'nosedives' onto base magnet polar magnetic attraction (unlike poles attract) ▼ ▲ north→→→→→→→→vs←←←←←←←←south polar attraction ultimately overwhelms levitation as 'gyro inertial dispersion' slows spinning top to a tipping point where it suddenly 'nosedives' onto base magnet polar magnetic attraction (unlike poles attract) ▼ ▲ north→→→→→→→→vs←←←←←←←←south polar attraction ultimately overwhelms levitation as 'gyro inertial dispersion' slows spinning top to a tipping point where it suddenly 'nosedives' onto base magnet polar magnetic attraction (unlike poles attract) ▼ ▲ north→→→→→→→→vs←←←←←←←←south polar attraction ultimately overwhelms levitation as 'gyro inertial dispersion' slows spinning top to a tipping point where it suddenly 'nosedives' onto base magnet gyroscopic torque stabilizes and maintains
vertical axis alignment gyroscopic torque stabilizes and maintains vertical axis alignment gyroscopic torque stabilizes and maintains vertical axis alignment gyroscopic torque stabilizes and maintains vertical axis alignment requires precise
horizontal levelling
to achieve relative 90 ° vertical axis alignment
requires precise horizontal levelling to achieve relative 90 ° vertical axis alignment requires precise horizontal levelling to achieve relative 90 ° vertical axis alignment requires precise horizontal levelling to achieve relative 90 ° vertical axis alignment ~~~~~~~~~~~~ REBEL SPIN-GIN ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ REBEL SPIN-GIN ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ REBEL SPIN-GIN ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ REBEL SPIN-GIN ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ paladin barbette ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ paladin barbette ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ paladin barbette ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ paladin barbette ~~~~~~~~~~~~ any tipping
- this way or that -
malaligns verticality required for stable levitation any tipping - this way or that - malaligns verticality required for stable levitation any tipping - this way or that - malaligns verticality required for stable levitation any tipping - this way or that - malaligns verticality required for stable levitation temperature decrease via ambient cooling
yields
magnetic strength increase
causing levitation destabilization via spin undulation temperature decrease via ambient cooling yields magnetic strength increase causing levitation destabilization via spin undulation temperature decrease via ambient cooling yields magnetic strength increase causing levitation destabilization via spin undulation temperature decrease via ambient cooling yields magnetic strength increase causing levitation destabilization via spin undulation temperature increase via ambient warming
yields
magnetic strength decrease
causing loss of polar repulsion equilibrium temperature increase via ambient warming yields magnetic strength decrease causing loss of polar repulsion equilibrium temperature increase via ambient warming yields magnetic strength decrease causing loss of polar repulsion equilibrium temperature increase via ambient warming yields magnetic strength decrease causing loss of polar repulsion equilibrium adjusting various ring weight combinations
allows for making a relatively cool top heavier
and a relatively warm top lighter
to help attain and maintain polar repulsion equilibrium adjusting various ring weight combinations allows for making a relatively cool top heavier and a relatively warm top lighter to help attain and maintain polar repulsion equilibrium adjusting various ring weight combinations allows for making a relatively cool top heavier and a relatively warm top lighter to help attain and maintain polar repulsion equilibrium adjusting various ring weight combinations allows for making a relatively cool top heavier and a relatively warm top lighter to help attain and maintain polar repulsion equilibrium magnetic buoyancy
(polar repulsion equilibrium)
is interpretively juxtaposible to aqueous buoyancy
~~~~~~~~~
magnetic buoyancy (polar repulsion equilibrium) is interpretively juxtaposible to aqueous buoyancy ~~~~~~~~~ magnetic buoyancy (polar repulsion equilibrium) is interpretively juxtaposible to aqueous buoyancy ~~~~~~~~~ magnetic buoyancy (polar repulsion equilibrium) is interpretively juxtaposible to aqueous buoyancy ~~~~~~~~~ like-top-like-ship-like-ship-like-top like-top-like-ship-like-ship-like-top like-top-like-ship-like-ship-like-top like-top-like-ship-like-ship-like-top ~~~~~ would 'binoo' be-ever-might-ever-be-say ~~~~~ ~~~~~ would 'binoo' be-ever-might-ever-be-say ~~~~~ ~~~~~ would 'binoo' be-ever-might-ever-be-say ~~~~~ ~~~~~ would 'binoo' be-ever-might-ever-be-say ~~~~~ ~~~~~~ happy ship ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ happy ship ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ happy ship ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ happy ship ~~~~~~ not too high · · · not too low ~ not too fast · · · not too slow not too high · · · not too low ~ not too fast · · · not too slow not too high · · · not too low ~ not too fast · · · not too slow not too high · · · not too low ~ not too fast · · · not too slow if ship is too light . . . if ship is too light . . . if ship is too light . . . if ship is too light . . . . . . ship will flip . . . . . . ship will flip . . . . . . ship will flip . . . . . . ship will flip . . . . . . and ship will not be happy . . . and ship will not be happy . . . and ship will not be happy . . . and ship will not be happy if ship is too heavy . . . if ship is too heavy . . . if ship is too heavy . . . if ship is too heavy . . . . . . ship will not be happy . . . ship will not be happy . . . ship will not be happy . . . ship will not be happy Ship - like - Top - like -top -like-ship
also has a vertical axis . . . Ship - like - Top - like -top -like-ship also has a vertical axis . . . Ship - like - Top - like -top -like-ship also has a vertical axis . . . Ship - like - Top - like -top -like-ship also has a vertical axis . . . . . . opposed to which ship may oscillate
(wobble)
in wavy watery medium . . . . . . opposed to which ship may oscillate (wobble) in wavy watery medium . . . . . . opposed to which ship may oscillate (wobble) in wavy watery medium . . . . . . opposed to which ship may oscillate (wobble) in wavy watery medium . . . . . . and should ship wobble-wobble
much-much-too-too-much . . . . . . and should ship wobble-wobble much-much-too-too-much . . . . . . and should ship wobble-wobble much-much-too-too-much . . . . . . and should ship wobble-wobble much-much-too-too-much . . . . . . ship will not be happy . . . ship will not be happy . . . ship will not be happy . . . ship will not be happy Rotating mass - spinning about an axis - 'precesses' (wobbles) Rotating mass - spinning about an axis - 'precesses' (wobbles) Rotating mass - spinning about an axis - 'precesses' (wobbles) Rotating mass - spinning about an axis - 'precesses' (wobbles) Gyroscopic Torque & Precession Gyroscopic Torque & Precession Gyroscopic Torque & Precession Gyroscopic Torque & Precession Gyroscopic oscillation (amount of wobble)
is inversely related to speed of rotation Gyroscopic oscillation (amount of wobble) is inversely related to speed of rotation Gyroscopic oscillation (amount of wobble) is inversely related to speed of rotation Gyroscopic oscillation (amount of wobble) is inversely related to speed of rotation Precession Oscillation wobble
increases as rotational speed (spin) decreases Precession Oscillation wobble increases as rotational speed (spin) decreases Precession Oscillation wobble increases as rotational speed (spin) decreases Precession Oscillation wobble increases as rotational speed (spin) decreases Precession Oscillation wobble
decreases as rotational speed increases Precession Oscillation wobble decreases as rotational speed increases Precession Oscillation wobble decreases as rotational speed increases Precession Oscillation wobble decreases as rotational speed increases so long as 'rebel spin-gin' spins not-too-fast
and not-too-slow
within adequate parameters of
levelness, weight, Balance, Equilibrium and Stability ~
'happy top' might levitate delightfully
for upwards to a minute or so · · ·
and perhaps even longer so long as 'rebel spin-gin' spins not-too-fast and not-too-slow within adequate parameters of levelness, weight, Balance, Equilibrium and Stability ~ 'happy top' might levitate delightfully for upwards to a minute or so · · · and perhaps even longer so long as 'rebel spin-gin' spins not-too-fast and not-too-slow within adequate parameters of levelness, weight, Balance, Equilibrium and Stability ~ 'happy top' might levitate delightfully for upwards to a minute or so · · · and perhaps even longer so long as 'rebel spin-gin' spins not-too-fast and not-too-slow within adequate parameters of levelness, weight, Balance, Equilibrium and Stability ~ 'happy top' might levitate delightfully for upwards to a minute or so · · · and perhaps even longer studious fun with playful science studious fun with playful science studious fun with playful science studious fun with playful science Levitron®
ceramic magnetic top hovers above 'Rare Earth magnet' Levitron® ceramic magnetic top hovers above 'Rare Earth magnet' Levitron® ceramic magnetic top hovers above 'Rare Earth magnet' Levitron® ceramic magnetic top hovers above 'Rare Earth magnet' brass flat washer
at upper right edge of base magnet for makeshift levelling
is just one of several variously sized
metal and plastic weights
that are included in a Levitron® kit brass flat washer at upper right edge of base magnet for makeshift levelling is just one of several variously sized metal and plastic weights that are included in a Levitron® kit brass flat washer at upper right edge of base magnet for makeshift levelling is just one of several variously sized metal and plastic weights that are included in a Levitron® kit brass flat washer at upper right edge of base magnet for makeshift levelling is just one of several variously sized metal and plastic weights that are included in a Levitron® kit monumental magnetic magnificence monumental magnetic magnificence monumental magnetic magnificence monumental magnetic magnificence PLEASE NOTE:
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