The Sci Guys: Science at Home - 10K Sub Bonus: Quantum Locking and Flux Pinning

The Sci Guys: Science at Home - 10K Sub Bonus: Quantum Locking and Flux Pinning - Quantum Levitation

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9 жыл бұрын

Welcome to science at home and our 10,000 subscriber bonus video. In this experiment we will be creating the effect known as quantum locking, flux pinning and sometimes as quantum levitation. When a superconductor is cooled with liquid nitrogen and placed into a magnetic field the phenomenon known as quantum locking or levitation occurs. Quantum locking or levitation is when a superconductor is held in space by a magnetic field. Calling Quantum Locking, levitation, isn't totally correct because when flipped upside down the superconductor will not fall. By the end of this video you will be able to describe what quantum locking is, how quantum locking is possible, the factors that make quantum locking possible and how to do the quantum locking experiment for yourself.
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Equipment and Ingredients:
Quantum Locking Starter Kit ( Get yours at www.quantumlevitation.com)
Liquid Nitrogen
Pyrex Beaker, Metal Bowl or Styrofoam Container
Cryogloves
Full Face Shield
Apron or Lab Coat
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@MiguelAbd 9 жыл бұрын

Great explanation! I've seen this once or twice in a video but I've never seen the explanation for this phenomenon, awesome!. Also, congrats for the 10k subs!!!

@TheSciGuys 9 жыл бұрын

Miguel Almeida I am glad that you enjoyed our explanation. We worked closely with the company quantum experience to make sure we had the science correct :)

@ErinLawrenceTV 9 жыл бұрын

Great video guys! Cool experiment. Can't wait to see whatever you're up to with the balloon dog, too!

@legallyrj Жыл бұрын

Mind blown! Bought the kit to show my kids in person

@Silverarmydogs 9 жыл бұрын

Congrats on the 10,000 subs!

@TheSciGuys 9 жыл бұрын

Silverarmydogs THANKS!!!

@BesNewFails 9 жыл бұрын

Guys your videos are blast and awesome and i enjoyed so guys keep it up keep working good job ;)

@TheSciGuys 9 жыл бұрын

kenan faris Thanks!! It's great to hear when people love our videos!! We hope to raise some money through patreon so we can make videos more often.

@MegaGeorge808 9 жыл бұрын

Congrats on 10,000 you rock!! Experiment with Gallium its very cool and interesting. Great videos like always!!

@TheSciGuys 9 жыл бұрын

george cerdeno We might have to add that to our list for next season. Between requests and scheduled videos we have filled this year full but we do have a lot of fun experiments coming up this year :)

@SupperSleuths 3 ай бұрын

Nice job! Thanks!

@wessmann 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for teaching me about Quantum levitation

@HylianEvil 9 жыл бұрын

Congratulations!!!!

@TheSciGuys 9 жыл бұрын

HylianEvil thanks!!

@jasonselvadurai6737 8 жыл бұрын

congrats on 10k subs

@TheSciGuys 8 жыл бұрын

+Jason Selvadurai Thanks :) We also just passed 12k and hopefully will get close to 15k by the end of the year

@Crestoify 7 жыл бұрын

why the hell don't you guys have a million subs already?!

@TheSciGuys 7 жыл бұрын

+Crestoify educational science channels can take time to grow. Hopefully we hit that boom point soon and jump up in subs. Thanks for the good vibes!

@MikeLevin 3 жыл бұрын

Possible to demonstrate quantum locking against polarized vacuum? Swap out the neodymium magnet first for an electromagnet to establish it's possible and then talk about what if we could...

@yazminsoto2937 4 жыл бұрын

“You should treat liquid nitrogen like boiling water” Me: *proceeds to make a mini nuclear reactor using boiling water to make steam*

@seungah415 5 жыл бұрын

Your video is COOL!!!! I'm trying to do the same experiment too, so I hope to know what kind of superconductors you used. I tried to find a type II superconductor but it's not easy :( Can I know where you found the superconductors you used in your video? Thanks:)

@rajeswari4091 2 жыл бұрын

Plz explain all chemistry ⚗️🧪 experiment simple as like this...woow great effort.. practical explosure ..

@cltheman1960 6 жыл бұрын

Cool experiment! Try putting weights on the superconductor and see if it pushes it down.

@snabbott 9 жыл бұрын

So cool!

@TheSciGuys 9 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!!

@killertermite12 7 жыл бұрын

How would I increase the space between the superconductor and the magnetic Field? and if I was to increase the surface area of the superconductor, will the weight effect how close to the the magnetic field the superconductor will be?

@Troygdesign 6 жыл бұрын

How much force did it take to move it out of locking could a feather push it down, or how about a gust of air. ? Im honestly curious

@lifeunderthemic 3 жыл бұрын

You should use a larger magnet to show there is no magnetic field in the center of the magnet instead of a multiple of smaller magnets with different fields as shown. This void also grows during the life of the magnet as the magnetic field weakens.

@AndreasLindful 7 жыл бұрын

Would it be possible to use the magnetic field of the Earth for flying saucers ? Boaz Almog said in his TED Conference speech that a very small and light conducter ( 3 inches) could carry 1000 kg, that would be a car... Could a bigger conducter ( e.g. 3 Meter) be used for transportion into space for everyone ? ( At least like the flying cars in the 5th element)

@sidharthghoshal Жыл бұрын

you can't use it to move just to hold in place. Motion against the gravitational field requires energy expenditure.

@legallyrj Жыл бұрын

There is a way, you see a clandestine test in the US government release of “Alien” videos

@gunnerndb 8 жыл бұрын

the spinning is really cool it would be cool to see that part with a slow mo cam so you can see the water flying off in slo mo and love alll the vids they have help me with school a lot.

@TheSciGuys 8 жыл бұрын

+GunnerNDB fourtyniner That would be awesome :) We hope that if we can raise enough money on patreon to support the channel that we can rent one on occasion.

@gunnerndb 8 жыл бұрын

Cool and congrats on the subs

@TheSciGuys 8 жыл бұрын

+GunnerNDB fourtyniner Thanks :)

@mr_ickloff4501 5 жыл бұрын

Is there a way to make a super conductor without making the material cold?

@devwreck192 7 жыл бұрын

So if the superconductor rotates over the cylindrical magnetic field without friction, then what prevents it from rotating forever? I'm guessing temperature, atmosphere, and maybe gravity? If it were done in a vacuum, would it never stop spinning until it was physically stopped by an object?

@Mati-nx4nn 6 жыл бұрын

devwreck127 I was just thinking about that

@dank6617 5 жыл бұрын

If air was the only source of friction, it would spin forever in a vaccum (if we are talking about room temperature superconductor, otherwise as soon as it gets warmed up it will lose the superconductivity and just fall) The magnetic field though might have some drag, it would be interesting to see if there is any slowing down in a vaccuum

@marcaoueiss5511 Жыл бұрын

Will quantum locking stop once the temperature warms back up?

@dr.p.bharathikannammal7217 2 жыл бұрын

Where can I buy super conducter only??

@BrettPeirce 8 жыл бұрын

Has anyone ever (made a video where they) tried keeping the superconductor in the liquid nitrogen, and floating the magnet? Haven't seen one anywhere... I'd guess the superconductor would have to be relatively thick (and I'd guess due to the expense, that's not very easy to come by...?) to support the weight of the magnet, but it should work the same, way... right?

@TheSciGuys 8 жыл бұрын

+Brett Peirce I think it does work. I believe I remember seeing a video like that. We had thought about doing that if we ever do another set of videos with liquid nitrogen.

@maty_bam382 Жыл бұрын

How Long IT Will levitate?

@foxpup 6 жыл бұрын

This demonstration makes it extremely hard not to believe in magnetic flux lines as real objects that participate in causality. (Not like isobars or isotherms found in weather maps that don't actually exist but are drawn on the map to illustrate the variance of pressure and temperature). If they are real then they would almost certainly have to be loops and pass through both the superconducting material and stuff around them. Assuming the lines are real, it appears that they need to go through two sandwitch layers of superconductor in the floater. It seems that the lines would then be locked into place at points in each plate which would cause rigidity from rotation. Holding a long stick in place with one hand is much harder than doing so with two hands and for the same reason I could see why two superconducting layers separated by some distance could do the job. That whole thing about the existance/nonexistance of magnetic flux lines is the clincher. In the past I've been able explain everythig magnetic using sets of monopoles, but this is just wierd. :-)

@betaneptune 7 жыл бұрын

If the external force from your hand can move it, why doesn't the external force of gravity move it?

@TheSciGuys 7 жыл бұрын

+betaneptune gravity is actually a relatively weak force, especially when compared to the magnetic forces of the magnet.

@lemus2711 8 жыл бұрын

what happens to the weight ?

@TheSciGuys 8 жыл бұрын

+Ricardo Lemus what do you mean? Weight of what?

@lemus2711 8 жыл бұрын

+The Sci Guys lets say you make a shield (the superconductor) atach it to magnets and move the magnets around would you feel the weight of the shield if you move around the magnets through the air ?