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How To Levitate | The Edge of Science

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How To Levitate | The Edge of Science

2,598,155 views December 31, 2019 30:27

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Explore the science behind levitation with physicist Dianna Cowern and inventor Colin Furze, as they demonstrate different methods—from sonic and magnetic forces to superconductors and hoverboards. Perfect for curious minds eager to see how physics might defy gravity, even if just a little.

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Is levitation possible? YouTube Originals and BBC Studios bring you The Edge of Science, a scientific dive into the outer reaches of our understanding. Follow host and science enthusiast, Rick Edwards as he taps into the scientific community of YouTube to help him fulfill a lifetime's ambition - to levitate himself. Physics girl (Dianna Cowern) and science inventor, Colin Furze, join Rick and together, they will experiment their way into getting Rick off the ground, by physics alone. Can they do it?

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0:00 Intro
1:17 The Colin Furze Shed
3:20 Physics Girl
5:51 Sonic Levitation
9:35 Getting To Grips With Gravity
13:50 Scaling Up
17:39 Magnetic Levitation
21:39 Superconductors
25:33 Hoverboarding!

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BBC Earth published this 30:27 video tutorial on December 31, 2019. It has been watched 2,598,155 times on YouTube.

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BBC Earth
Duration
30:27
Published
December 31, 2019
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2,598,155
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