Levitating with Magnets - Magnetic Repulsion [Ask Fausto #9]

This episode of Ask Fausto (by https://www.supermagnete.com) explains magnetic repulsion and what it can be used for!
Find great examples for magnetic springs and suspension, pushing things with magnets and levitating things with magnets. What do you think - will Fausto be able to levitate on a magnetic hoverboard like some kind of Marty McFly from "Back to the Future"?

0:00 - Intro
0:20 - Example of magnetic repulsion
0:34 - Magnetic repulsion equal to attraction?
1:54 - Using magnetic repulsion
2:15 - Magnetic suspension on toy car
2:29 - Magnetic cannon and catapult
3:11 - Floating pencil
3:40 - Magnetic hoverboard
4:30 - Outro

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Find more detailed information on magnetic repulsion in our FAQ: https://sumag.net/faq-repulsion-y01

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Below you can find a list of the magnets we used for this video:

Pencil with ring magnets:
• https://sumag.net/r-12-09-1-n-y01
Car with magnetic suspension:
• https://sumag.net/s-08-08-n-y01
Magnetic canon:
• Ring magnet Ø 25/4 x 5 mm: https://sumag.net/r-25-04-05-n-y01
• Rod magnet Ø 4 x 25 mm: https://sumag.net/s-04-25-n-y01
Magnetic catapult:
• https://sumag.net/s-30-07-n-y01
Levitating pencil:
• https://sumag.net/r-12-09-1-n-y01
Magnetic "Hoverboard":
• https://sumag.net/goliath-y01

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