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Electricity Defying Gravity
Hi, this is a little long.
I was watching a TV program about UFO's as there was nothing else on TV, it was very comical and amusing but then there was a 30 second clip of some guy that explained something and then showed an experiment. It got my attention and curiosity, would like to know if anyone has any information about what is described below and if its true or not, as they say you cant believe everything you see on TV. The guy showed a device which was simply a circular coil of wire wraped around about 240 times at a diameter of 4 inches, it had no core, just taped into a circle. It was not insulated either, not sure what gage wire it was, anyway, the two ends of the coil was attached to a US style mains plug, the guy plugged this into a US mains outlet which I believe is 110V 60HZ AC, and the coil of wire levitated in the air, there was no metal core or anything, it was not electromagnetism holding the coil in the air, but it just floats in the air! Now the only thing I would expect the coil to do would be to generate a load of heat and a magnetic field. Is this for real? Any idea what is going on? I did not want to try this, for a number of reasons, one I have 240V supply, two my fuse box would most likely trip soon as the device is plugged in. I did try google for information on this and came up with nothing like it. Thanks. |
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"Richard Harris" schreef in bericht ... Hi, this is a little long. I was watching a TV program about UFO's as there was nothing else on TV, it was very comical and amusing but then there was a 30 second clip of some guy that explained something and then showed an experiment. It got my attention and curiosity, would like to know if anyone has any information about what is described below and if its true or not, as they say you cant believe everything you see on TV. The guy showed a device which was simply a circular coil of wire wraped around about 240 times at a diameter of 4 inches, it had no core, just taped into a circle. It was not insulated either, not sure what gage wire it was, anyway, the two ends of the coil was attached to a US style mains plug, the guy plugged this into a US mains outlet which I believe is 110V 60HZ AC, and the coil of wire levitated in the air, there was no metal core or anything, it was not electromagnetism holding the coil in the air, but it just floats in the air! Now the only thing I would expect the coil to do would be to generate a load of heat and a magnetic field. Is this for real? Any idea what is going on? I did not want to try this, for a number of reasons, one I have 240V supply, two my fuse box would most likely trip soon as the device is plugged in. I did try google for information on this and came up with nothing like it. Thanks. It looks to me that there was some metal in the coil and it was pushed up by magnetism. Where do you live with 240VAC??? I think it should be 230VAC +/-10%, for now I don't know a country with 240VAC. Alexander |
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The United Kingdom, we have 240V 50HZ AC here.
Well all appliances are listed over here as 240V AC... "Alexander" wrote in message ... "Richard Harris" schreef in bericht ... Hi, this is a little long. I was watching a TV program about UFO's as there was nothing else on TV, it was very comical and amusing but then there was a 30 second clip of some guy that explained something and then showed an experiment. It got my attention and curiosity, would like to know if anyone has any information about what is described below and if its true or not, as they say you cant believe everything you see on TV. The guy showed a device which was simply a circular coil of wire wraped around about 240 times at a diameter of 4 inches, it had no core, just taped into a circle. It was not insulated either, not sure what gage wire it was, anyway, the two ends of the coil was attached to a US style mains plug, the guy plugged this into a US mains outlet which I believe is 110V 60HZ AC, and the coil of wire levitated in the air, there was no metal core or anything, it was not electromagnetism holding the coil in the air, but it just floats in the air! Now the only thing I would expect the coil to do would be to generate a load of heat and a magnetic field. Is this for real? Any idea what is going on? I did not want to try this, for a number of reasons, one I have 240V supply, two my fuse box would most likely trip soon as the device is plugged in. I did try google for information on this and came up with nothing like it. Thanks. It looks to me that there was some metal in the coil and it was pushed up by magnetism. Where do you live with 240VAC??? I think it should be 230VAC +/-10%, for now I don't know a country with 240VAC. Alexander |
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"Richard Harris" schreef in bericht ... The United Kingdom, we have 240V 50HZ AC here. Well all appliances are listed over here as 240V AC... "Alexander" wrote in message ... "Richard Harris" schreef in bericht ... Hi, this is a little long. I was watching a TV program about UFO's as there was nothing else on TV, it was very comical and amusing but then there was a 30 second clip of some guy that explained something and then showed an experiment. It got my attention and curiosity, would like to know if anyone has any information about what is described below and if its true or not, as they say you cant believe everything you see on TV. The guy showed a device which was simply a circular coil of wire wraped around about 240 times at a diameter of 4 inches, it had no core, just taped into a circle. It was not insulated either, not sure what gage wire it was, anyway, the two ends of the coil was attached to a US style mains plug, the guy plugged this into a US mains outlet which I believe is 110V 60HZ AC, and the coil of wire levitated in the air, there was no metal core or anything, it was not electromagnetism holding the coil in the air, but it just floats in the air! Now the only thing I would expect the coil to do would be to generate a load of heat and a magnetic field. Is this for real? Any idea what is going on? I did not want to try this, for a number of reasons, one I have 240V supply, two my fuse box would most likely trip soon as the device is plugged in. I did try google for information on this and came up with nothing like it. Thanks. It looks to me that there was some metal in the coil and it was pushed up by magnetism. Where do you live with 240VAC??? I think it should be 230VAC +/-10%, for now I don't know a country with 240VAC. Alexander I thought it was 230VAC. |
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Alexander wrote:
"Richard Harris" schreef in bericht ... The United Kingdom, we have 240V 50HZ AC here. Well all appliances are listed over here as 240V AC... "Alexander" wrote in message ... "Richard Harris" schreef in bericht ... Hi, this is a little long. I was watching a TV program about UFO's as there was nothing else on TV, it was very comical and amusing but then there was a 30 second clip of some guy that explained something and then showed an experiment. It got my attention and curiosity, would like to know if anyone has any information about what is described below and if its true or not, as they say you cant believe everything you see on TV. The guy showed a device which was simply a circular coil of wire wraped around about 240 times at a diameter of 4 inches, it had no core, just taped into a circle. It was not insulated either, not sure what gage wire it was, anyway, the two ends of the coil was attached to a US style mains plug, the guy plugged this into a US mains outlet which I believe is 110V 60HZ AC, and the coil of wire levitated in the air, there was no metal core or anything, it was not electromagnetism holding the coil in the air, but it just floats in the air! Now the only thing I would expect the coil to do would be to generate a load of heat and a magnetic field. Is this for real? Any idea what is going on? I did not want to try this, for a number of reasons, one I have 240V supply, two my fuse box would most likely trip soon as the device is plugged in. I did try google for information on this and came up with nothing like it. Thanks. It looks to me that there was some metal in the coil and it was pushed up by magnetism. Where do you live with 240VAC??? I think it should be 230VAC +/-10%, for now I don't know a country with 240VAC. Alexander I thought it was 230VAC. Australia also uses 240VAC 50Hz. Daniel *** Free account sponsored by SecureIX.com *** *** Encrypt your Internet usage with a free VPN account from http://www.SecureIX.com *** |
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On Mon, 6 Mar 2006 16:14:00 +0000 (UTC), "Richard Harris"
wrote: Hi, this is a little long. I was watching a TV program about UFO's as there was nothing else on TV, it was very comical and amusing but then there was a 30 second clip of some guy that explained something and then showed an experiment. It got my attention and curiosity, would like to know if anyone has any information about what is described below and if its true or not, as they say you cant believe everything you see on TV. The guy showed a device which was simply a circular coil of wire wraped around about 240 times at a diameter of 4 inches, it had no core, just taped into a circle. It was not insulated either, not sure what gage wire it was, anyway, the two ends of the coil was attached to a US style mains plug, the guy plugged this into a US mains outlet which I believe is 110V 60HZ AC, and the coil of wire levitated in the air, there was no metal core or anything, it was not electromagnetism holding the coil in the air, but it just floats in the air! Now the only thing I would expect the coil to do would be to generate a load of heat and a magnetic field. Is this for real? Any idea what is going on? I did not want to try this, for a number of reasons, one I have 240V supply, two my fuse box would most likely trip soon as the device is plugged in. I did try google for information on this and came up with nothing like it. Thanks. A coil of wire with a strong enough magnetic field should levitate if it were above a non-magnetic conductive plate, by inducing a counter magnetic field in the plate - but it sure wouldn't be very stable and would eat a lot of energy. When "proving" the existence of UFOs, smoke and mirrors are essential equipment to have on hand. Perhaps it was rigged? -- ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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On 2006-03-06, Alexander wrote:
I did not want to try this, for a number of reasons, one I have 240V supply, two my fuse box would most likely trip soon as the device is plugged in. It looks to me that there was some metal in the coil and it was pushed up by magnetism. ??? Where do you live with 240VAC??? I think it should be 230VAC +/-10%, 230 +/-10% is 207-253 240+/- 5% is within that range. for now I don't know a country with 240VAC. 230 +/- 10% is just a way to group all the 220s and 240s together. -- Bye. Jasen |
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Nope im sure its 240, all apliances have 240V AC on them, apart from some
computer equipment that has 230V and seems to work on though. But all building sites in this country step 240 down to 110. Due to the fact that your less likely to do serious harm with 110. And i have had a few shocks of 240 before, and if realy hurts, makes you arms feel like gelly, and they move uncontrolably. never had a 110 shock though but I would assume its a lot less painfull. Cheap computer equipment use to have 240V switches on the power for supply, and came with small ruber pushon insulators for the connectors, and they came off very easy, so thats how I managed to electricute me self, now they have low voltage switches and all the high voltage is contained in the PSU. It does make you a little more carefull once you have had a shock from 240, its not something you forget easy. I hear it can kill you, I must be lucky. So everyone agree this floating coil of wire sounds like bull **** then? Thanks. "Daniel" wrote in message om... Alexander wrote: "Richard Harris" schreef in bericht ... The United Kingdom, we have 240V 50HZ AC here. Well all appliances are listed over here as 240V AC... "Alexander" wrote in message ... "Richard Harris" schreef in bericht ... Hi, this is a little long. I was watching a TV program about UFO's as there was nothing else on TV, it was very comical and amusing but then there was a 30 second clip of some guy that explained something and then showed an experiment. It got my attention and curiosity, would like to know if anyone has any information about what is described below and if its true or not, as they say you cant believe everything you see on TV. The guy showed a device which was simply a circular coil of wire wraped around about 240 times at a diameter of 4 inches, it had no core, just taped into a circle. It was not insulated either, not sure what gage wire it was, anyway, the two ends of the coil was attached to a US style mains plug, the guy plugged this into a US mains outlet which I believe is 110V 60HZ AC, and the coil of wire levitated in the air, there was no metal core or anything, it was not electromagnetism holding the coil in the air, but it just floats in the air! Now the only thing I would expect the coil to do would be to generate a load of heat and a magnetic field. Is this for real? Any idea what is going on? I did not want to try this, for a number of reasons, one I have 240V supply, two my fuse box would most likely trip soon as the device is plugged in. I did try google for information on this and came up with nothing like it. Thanks. It looks to me that there was some metal in the coil and it was pushed up by magnetism. Where do you live with 240VAC??? I think it should be 230VAC +/-10%, for now I don't know a country with 240VAC. Alexander I thought it was 230VAC. Australia also uses 240VAC 50Hz. Daniel *** Free account sponsored by SecureIX.com *** *** Encrypt your Internet usage with a free VPN account from http://www.SecureIX.com *** |
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"Richard Harris" wrote in message ... Hi, this is a little long. I was watching a TV program about UFO's as there was nothing else on TV, it was very comical and amusing but then there was a 30 second clip of some guy that explained something and then showed an experiment. It got my attention and curiosity, would like to know if anyone has any information about what is described below and if its true or not, as they say you cant believe everything you see on TV. The guy showed a device which was simply a circular coil of wire wraped around about 240 times at a diameter of 4 inches, it had no core, just taped into a circle. It was not insulated either, not sure what gage wire it was, anyway, the two ends of the coil was attached to a US style mains plug, the guy plugged this into a US mains outlet which I believe is 110V 60HZ AC, and the coil of wire levitated in the air, there was no metal core or anything, it was not electromagnetism holding the coil in the air, but it just floats in the air! Now the only thing I would expect the coil to do would be to generate a load of heat and a magnetic field. Is this for real? Any idea what is going on? I did not want to try this, for a number of reasons, one I have 240V supply, two my fuse box would most likely trip soon as the device is plugged in. I did try google for information on this and came up with nothing like it. Thanks. It is likely magnetic levitation. There was probably someting hidden, such as another coil. Not good for lifting any appreciable distance. The only other alternative is scam or illusion. -- Don Kelly @shawcross.ca remove the X to answer |
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Take a look at this site , what you have seen was not US main voltage, but
a high voltage transformer of a monitorset or TV. Tesla coils can also be used. It works with a voltage of about 20.000 Volts!!! more or less, and creates a ION-wind which lift the device into air. Try google for words like "powering a lifter" tesla coils etc... http://jnaudin.free.fr/html/lftbld.htm grtz "Richard Harris" wrote in message ... Hi, this is a little long. I was watching a TV program about UFO's as there was nothing else on TV, it was very comical and amusing but then there was a 30 second clip of some guy that explained something and then showed an experiment. It got my attention and curiosity, would like to know if anyone has any information about what is described below and if its true or not, as they say you cant believe everything you see on TV. The guy showed a device which was simply a circular coil of wire wraped around about 240 times at a diameter of 4 inches, it had no core, just taped into a circle. It was not insulated either, not sure what gage wire it was, anyway, the two ends of the coil was attached to a US style mains plug, the guy plugged this into a US mains outlet which I believe is 110V 60HZ AC, and the coil of wire levitated in the air, there was no metal core or anything, it was not electromagnetism holding the coil in the air, but it just floats in the air! Now the only thing I would expect the coil to do would be to generate a load of heat and a magnetic field. Is this for real? Any idea what is going on? I did not want to try this, for a number of reasons, one I have 240V supply, two my fuse box would most likely trip soon as the device is plugged in. I did try google for information on this and came up with nothing like it. Thanks. |
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Quite a few years ago one of the Oz electronic mags described a project that
sounds similar to what you describe - it wouldn't ahve run directly off the mains though. Unfortunately I can't remember all the details - but I think it was some sort of coil in a form like the thing you throw quoits onto, and it would suspend a ring of aluminium in the air - "defying gravity". If you applied a pulse to the coil it would shoot the ring vertically into the air as I recall. Possibly Electronics Australia, R,TV&Hobbies perhaps. David Richard Harris wrote: So everyone agree this floating coil of wire sounds like bull **** then? |
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Years ago I was messing around with old degauss coils from around the
edge of TV tubes connecting them directly to mains voltage while holding them in gloves they melt down in a few seconds but you can feel the field generated its like the centrifugal force you feel when twisting a bicycle wheel while its rotating. "Richard Harris" wrote in message ... Hi, this is a little long. I was watching a TV program about UFO's as there was nothing else on TV, it was very comical and amusing but then there was a 30 second clip of some guy that explained something and then showed an experiment. It got my attention and curiosity, would like to know if anyone has any information about what is described below and if its true or not, as they say you cant believe everything you see on TV. The guy showed a device which was simply a circular coil of wire wraped around about 240 times at a diameter of 4 inches, it had no core, just taped into a circle. It was not insulated either, not sure what gage wire it was, anyway, the two ends of the coil was attached to a US style mains plug, the guy plugged this into a US mains outlet which I believe is 110V 60HZ AC, and the coil of wire levitated in the air, there was no metal core or anything, it was not electromagnetism holding the coil in the air, but it just floats in the air! Now the only thing I would expect the coil to do would be to generate a load of heat and a magnetic field. Is this for real? Any idea what is going on? I did not want to try this, for a number of reasons, one I have 240V supply, two my fuse box would most likely trip soon as the device is plugged in. I did try google for information on this and came up with nothing like it. Thanks. |
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"P." wrote in message ... Years ago I was messing around with old degauss coils from around the edge of TV tubes connecting them directly to mains voltage while holding them in gloves they melt down in a few seconds but you can feel the field generated its like the centrifugal force you feel when twisting a bicycle wheel while its rotating. "Richard Harris" wrote in message ... Hi, this is a little long. I was watching a TV program about UFO's as there was nothing else on TV, it was very comical and amusing but then there was a 30 second clip of some guy that explained something and then showed an experiment. It got my attention and curiosity, would like to know if anyone has any information about what is described below and if its true or not, as they say you cant believe everything you see on TV. The guy showed a device which was simply a circular coil of wire wraped around about 240 times at a diameter of 4 inches, it had no core, just taped into a circle. It was not insulated either, not sure what gage wire it was, anyway, the two ends of the coil was attached to a US style mains plug, the guy plugged this into a US mains outlet which I believe is 110V 60HZ AC, and the coil of wire levitated in the air, there was no metal core or anything, it was not electromagnetism holding the coil in the air, but it just floats in the air! Now the only thing I would expect the coil to do would be to generate a load of heat and a magnetic field. Is this for real? Any idea what is going on? I did not want to try this, for a number of reasons, one I have 240V supply, two my fuse box would most likely trip soon as the device is plugged in. I did try google for information on this and came up with nothing like it. Thanks. Gravity is just a force. Any opposing force that overcomes it would appear to "defy" gravity, although I feel a better term for it would be to "overcome the level of the force of gravity". Me jumping up and down could be considered "defying" gravity. It doesn't matter what the force is made of, electrical, electromechanical, or physical. Kinetic energy. By definition, any electrical field contains an electromagnetic force. Scott |
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