"Steve J. Noll" wrote in message
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On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 08:21:58 GMT, "Greysky"
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ever since I was a child, magnets have held a fascination for me. ...


They are magic, aren't they? Have you tried the drop a magnet down a
copper pipe trick?

Now how come I never thought of that one. Know what i'll be doing this
evening...

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"Steve Nosko" wrote in message
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"Steve J. Noll" wrote in message
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On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 08:21:58 GMT, "Greysky"
wrote:

ever since I was a child, magnets have held a fascination for me. ...


They are magic, aren't they? Have you tried the drop a magnet down a
copper pipe trick?

Now how come I never thought of that one. Know what i'll be doing this
evening...

--
Steve N, K,9;d, c. i My email has no u's.



I just tried it with a 1/2 inch copper pipe and a 1/4 inch cube magnet.
Incredible! I did not know it would have that much of an effect!

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"Steve J. Noll" wrote in message
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On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 08:21:58 GMT, "Greysky"
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ever since I was a child, magnets have held a fascination for me. ...


They are magic, aren't they? Have you tried the drop a magnet down a
copper pipe trick?


Now how come I never thought of that one. Know what i'll be doing this
evening...


Hey fun! I knew about the effect, but never thought to try it with
something so mechanically simple. I'm going to have to show the kids now.

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Tim Wescott
Wescott Design Services
http://www.wescottdesign.com

what does it do??


They are magic, aren't they? Have you tried the drop a magnet down a
copper pipe trick?


Now how come I never thought of that one. Know what i'll be doing this
evening...


Hey fun! I knew about the effect, but never thought to try it with
something so mechanically simple. I'm going to have to show the kids now.

--

Tim Wescott
Wescott Design Services
http://www.wescottdesign.com

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what does it do??

They are magic, aren't they? Have you tried the drop a magnet down a
copper pipe trick?

The magnet moving down the pipe induces eddy currents. These eddy
currents produce an electromagnetic force that resists the movement of the
magnet (with respect to the pipe) and does so to an extent varying
directly with the speed at which the magnet is moving. This slows down
the magnet.

At least this is what I have heard.

And aluminum tubes do this also, just not quite as much as copper ones
do. And I have seen aluminum tube stock.

Most other metals do this less, but I imagine that iron and lead pipes
may slow the fall of a close-fitting "rare earth magnet" a little in
comparison to nonconductive pipes.

- Don Klipstein )

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Don Klipstein wrote:

Most other metals do this less, but I imagine that iron and lead pipes
may slow the fall of a close-fitting "rare earth magnet" a little in
comparison to nonconductive pipes.

#chuckle#

More than a little, in the case of an iron pipe!

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what does it do??

They are magic, aren't they? Have you tried the drop a magnet down a
copper pipe trick?

The magnet moving down the pipe induces eddy currents. These eddy
currents produce an electromagnetic force that resists the movement of the
magnet (with respect to the pipe) and does so to an extent varying
directly with the speed at which the magnet is moving. This slows down
the magnet.

At least this is what I have heard.

And aluminum tubes do this also, just not quite as much as copper ones
do. And I have seen aluminum tube stock.

Most other metals do this less, but I imagine that iron and lead pipes
may slow the fall of a close-fitting "rare earth magnet" a little in
comparison to nonconductive pipes.

Well, iron for sure.

"Don Klipstein" wrote in message
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what does it do??

They are magic, aren't they? Have you tried the drop a magnet down a
copper pipe trick?

The magnet moving down the pipe induces eddy currents. These eddy
currents produce an electromagnetic force that resists the movement of the
magnet (with respect to the pipe) and does so to an extent varying
directly with the speed at which the magnet is moving. This slows down
the magnet.

At least this is what I have heard.

And aluminum tubes do this also, just not quite as much as copper ones
do. And I have seen aluminum tube stock.

Most other metals do this less, but I imagine that iron and lead pipes
may slow the fall of a close-fitting "rare earth magnet" a little in
comparison to nonconductive pipes.


I imagine an iron pipe would slow its fall speed to zero.

;-)

"Steve Nosko" wrote in message
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"Steve J. Noll" wrote in message
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On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 08:21:58 GMT, "Greysky"
wrote:

ever since I was a child, magnets have held a fascination for me. ...


They are magic, aren't they? Have you tried the drop a magnet down a
copper pipe trick?

Now how come I never thought of that one. Know what i'll be doing this
evening...

Chuckle chuckle...anyone have a silver pipe?


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