Magtap: harvesting electricity from a magnet!

[SchubertReijiMaigo]

@ Hel, @ exnihiloest:
Yes, OK they are a lot of patent that does'nt work but not all, beware to not "throw the baby with the bathwater" also...
I'am aware of the patent is only a legal protection of an "idea" or a device, but Patent Office doesn't control if the device work or not, sometimes the idea or the invention work but the inventor hide something to avoid replication of his device (comercial secrecy). I know even multinational do this, sometimes they keep all secret and even doesn't patenting...

[supersam]

@lasersaber

have you considered the possibility that it was current from your finger touching the pmh while you were holding the probe.  i think you can get the same effect just by touching the probe to your finger.  if you squeeze the prrobe hard i think you will even see an increased current.

thanks for all your great work
hoping i'm wrong
sam

[Steven Dufresne]

@lasersaber

have you considered the possibility that it was current from your finger touching the pmh while you were holding the probe.  i think you can get the same effect just by touching the probe to your finger.  if you squeeze the prrobe hard i think you will even see an increased current.

thanks for all your great work
hoping i'm wrong
sam

I suspected the same thing and looked for times when he wasn't touching the metal of the probe with his finger. I don't think he is at 5:23. @lasersaber, can you confirm it works with your finger not touching the metal of the probe?

Also, @lasersaber, to aid replication, where did you get the metal rods? Did you bend them yourself starting with straight rods? If so, how?
-Steve
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