What Happens when a Magnet Falls Through a Coil?

Explains the Electromagnetic interactions that happen when a magnet is dropped into a coil of metal, and why it causes the magnet's falling speed to slow down.

Also, something I should have mentioned in the video, it is worth pointing out that the force from the coils that are above the magnet (when the magnet is inside the tube), actually pull the magnet up! This is because the induced magnetic field lines (induced by the coils above the magnet) point down inside the coil. Which effectively means the coils above the magnet are acting as a North Pole magnet - which has the effect of attracting (up) the South Pole that is at the top of the falling magnet.

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