Posted on 09/09/2009 11:04:25 AM PDT by Wardenclyffe
Scientists have now levitated mice using magnetic fields.
Scientists working on behalf of NASA built a device to simulate variable levels of gravity. It consists of a superconducting magnet that generates a field powerful enough to levitate the water inside living animals, with a space inside warm enough at room temperature and large enough at 2.6 inches wide (6.6 cm) for tiny creatures to float comfortably in during experiments.
The researchers first levitated a young mouse, just three-week-old and weighing 10 grams. It appeared agitated and disoriented, seemingly trying to hold on to something.
"It actually kicked around and started to spin, and without friction, it could spin faster and faster, and we think that made it even more disoriented," said researcher Yuanming Liu, a physicist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. They decided to mildly sedate the next mouse they levitated, which seemed content with floating.
From time to time, mice would kick the walls of the cage, causing it to briefly drop off from the levitation zone before re-entering it and floating again.
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Can warp drives be far behind?
"br>Magenetic feilds go right through water. Is this story BOGUS?? How many Gauss would this be?
Here he comes to save the day.....
As if the little critters needed more help getting into places they don’t belong....
Explain how water is affected by a magnet...
Everything is effected by magnetism, including hydrogen and oxygen, which make up water. Ferrous metals are just effected more strongly, making it easier to detect. A field so weak that you couldn’t measure it against hydrogen would be easily quantified and measurable with the crudest of instruments against iron.
But that would have to be a lot of power. How many Guass are we talking about?
“Pinky, are you pondering what I’m pondering?”
“I dunno, Bwain, but...I need to pee.”
a superconducting magnet that generates a field powerful enough to levitate the water inside living animalsJust whatever you do, avoid those superconducting magnetic insoles advertised for arthritis treatment and whatnot. Each of your feet will take off in a different direction, and you'll be torn in half!!! ;')
I think I would get a bit agitated too!
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