Thursday, April 03, 2014

drag2share: Watch a piece of aluminum levitate and melt at the same time

Source: http://sploid.gizmodo.com/watch-a-piece-of-aluminum-levitate-and-melt-at-the-same-1557407280/@jesusdiaz

Watch a piece of aluminum levitate and melt at the same time

This is an induction heater, an electromagnetic thingamajig that can make metal to levitate and—with enough power—melt. In this case, the metal is a 2.6-gram piece of aluminum that reaches a temperature of 2192 F (1200 C) before the machine is turned off.

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