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Physicist settles electromagnetism trivia on floating Mickey Mouse

Original: RE: https:// mastodon.social/@franco_vazza/ 117336633598702159 This # Electromagnetism_trivia has ended, and only by a t

Astrophysicist Franco Vazza has closed his electromagnetism trivia question, revealing that the correct answer won by only a tiny margin. The puzzle asked why a Mickey Mouse figure floats, and the explanation is magnetic levitation in a variable magnetic field, with Vazza sharing the physics behind the effect with his followers.

Why now: Followers of the physicist's science trivia series were eager to see the result and the physics explanation behind the surprising answer.

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• RE: https:// mastodon.social/@franco_vazza/ 117336633598702159 This # Electromagnetism_trivia has ended, and only by a tiny percentage the right answer won: Mickey Mouse floats because of magnetic levitation in a **variable** magnetic field. Here is why: # physics # science #… · franco_vazza · 6

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