Magnetic array repeling iron

[Low-Q]

I have found this strange magnetic effect

Hi,

I can confirm that this works. There is a very weak repelling effect barely enough to elevate the steel ball. A ring magnet (Loudspeaker magnet) do the same thing. Imagine how the magnetic fields is performing on a ring magnet.
Then place a virtual steel ball in center above this magnet. The magnetic fields will, at a certain distance over the magnet, magnetize the steel ball in an suitable way to make it "floating" in the air. A weak push downwards on the steel ball, will force it right in between the magnets. It had been fun trying to "rectify" the magnetic field, forcing it to push the steel ball right through the ring magnet, and beyond the same point at the opposite side of the ring magnet
In a closed loop, imagine how it would work;)

Br.

Vidar

[Craigy]

what would happen if mounted horizontally? i.e fix the ball to a rotor, and see what happens when the ball passes perpendicular to the array. would it just stick to one side of array, or would it escape?
i bring your attention to this video posted here ages ago, again using a steel ball, is this video related to what we see here?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnbiWsLJKgE

[love2all]

Hi again Kadora,

i have tried it, and it works also with new bearing balls. I used 3 piles of 2 15mm Neos in a jar lid and an 8mm BB.
Very nice indeed, yours is the fame!

On Steorn forum there is a Thread for this "Nifty magnetic induction experiment." by konduct. He and others, also Craigy, who experimenter who posts here have replicated the experiment too. Cool man!

A magnet expert posting on the Steorn forum "neo" and others say. that the BB is immersed in the flux of the magnets and becoming a temporary magnetic monopole.

[love2all]

It is very interesting when the whole setup gets tilted upside down. On the way tilting it is observable, that the BB stays put in its heighth WRT magnet array. After 180?, when held precicely the BB stays, so there must be attraction involved too.

[love2all]

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