Posted on 09/09/2009 8:30:06 PM PDT by Redcitizen
Scientists have now levitated mice using magnetic fields.
Other researchers have made live frogs and grasshoppers float in mid-air before, but such research with mice, being closer biologically to humans, could help in studies to counteract bone loss due to reduced gravity over long spans of time, as might be expected in deep space missions or on the surfaces of other planets.
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.
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Levitate this.
Damn they are giving away David Blaine’s secrets....
I prefer to levitate my mice with a mousetrap wrapped round their necks. It helps them to have a steel necklace around the neck.
A much cheaper and readily available form of levitation can be found in Tex\Mex cuisine.
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