bistdunarrisch@lemmy.world to Houseplants@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 days agoI made a floating bonsai above a pottery bowllemmy.worldimagemessage-square46linkfedilinkarrow-up1220arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1219arrow-down1imageI made a floating bonsai above a pottery bowllemmy.worldbistdunarrisch@lemmy.world to Houseplants@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square46linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremushroommunk@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·5 days agoThis could be done with regular magnets, no need for electricity
minus-squarebistdunarrisch@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·5 days agoSadly it cannot be done with just permanent magnets, then you need at least one contact point to stabilize it.
minus-squaremushroommunk@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·5 days agoI could have sworn I’ve seen it done but I’m just now learning about Earnshaw’s theorem. Huh. TIL
minus-squarebistdunarrisch@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 days agoNice, thanks for referencing Earnshaw’s theorem :)
minus-squareroscoe@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·5 days agoIn case anyone else is curious: here
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 days agoIt cannot. Not without insanely cold temps.
This could be done with regular magnets, no need for electricity
Sadly it cannot be done with just permanent magnets, then you need at least one contact point to stabilize it.
I could have sworn I’ve seen it done but I’m just now learning about Earnshaw’s theorem. Huh. TIL
Nice, thanks for referencing Earnshaw’s theorem :)
In case anyone else is curious: here
Thanks!
It cannot. Not without insanely cold temps.