In #MESExperiments 48 I have collaborated with Paul Mueller in producing a series of magnet drop tests for 3 different cylinder magnet types through 3 copper tubes. The experiments show that magnets glued together in repulsion can fall down significantly slower than if they were in attraction. These results open up new research areas for Lenz's Law and provide an indirect validation of Boyd Bushman's claim that magnets in repulsion fall slower in gravity.

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Links original video and more info

• Paul Mueller's unlisted video
• Livestream with Paul Mueller and John Hutchison and 2010 magnet drop tests: @mes/livestream-83-hutchison-inventor3-383
• Neodymium magnets:
  • 5/8 x 3/8 inch N42: https://www.kjmagnetics.com/da6-neodymium-disc-magnet
  • 5/8 x 1/2 inch N42: https://www.kjmagnetics.com/da8-neodymium-disc-magnet
  • 5/8 x 5/8 inch N52: https://www.kjmagnetics.com/daa-neodymium-cylinder-magnet
• Lenz's Law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenz%27s_law
• Boyd Bushman experiment: https://www.youtube.com/live/tDIMfpt_bk8

Timestamps

• 5/8 inch by 3/8 inch Neodymium N42 magnet, gauss or magnetic flux density readings and magnetic viewing paper: 0:00
• Three copper tubes: One 6 ft tube surrounded by two 5 ft tubes: 1:03
• 1st experiment: 5/8 x 3/8 North Up falls in 50 seconds: 1:38
• 2nd experiment: 5/8 x 3/8 South Up falls in 47 seconds: 2:43
• Gauss and magnetic viewing paper for two 5/8 x 3/8 magnets in attraction: 3:41
• 3rd experiment: Two 5/8 x 3/8 magnets in attraction, North Up falls in 42 seconds: 5:14
• 4th experiment: Two 5/8 x 3/8 magnets in attraction, South Up falls in 42 seconds: 6:23
• Gauss and magnetic viewing paper for two 5/8 x 3/8 magnets in repulsion: 7:13
• 5th experiment: Two 5/8 x 3/8 magnets in repulsion, North Dot Up falls in 55 seconds: 8:27
• 6th experiment: Two 5/8 x 3/8 magnets in repulsion, North Up falls in 55 seconds: 9:41
• (ERROR: Switched individual vs repulsion fall times) Results of the 5/8 x 3/8 inch magnets drop tests: 10:45
• 5/8 inch by 1/2 inch Neodymium N42 magnet, gauss and magnetic viewing paper: 11:07
• 7th experiment: 5/8 x 1/2 North Up falls in 49 seconds: 12:02
• 8th experiment: 5/8 x 1/2 South Up falls in 47 seconds: 13:08
• Gauss and magnetic viewing paper for two 5/8 x 1/2 magnets in attraction: 14:04
• 9th experiment: Two 5/8 x 1/2 magnets in attraction, North Up falls in 35 seconds: 15:02
• 10th experiment: Two 5/8 x 1/2 magnets in attraction, South Up falls in 35 seconds: 15:52
• Gauss and magnetic viewing paper for two 5/8 x 1/2 magnets in repulsion: 16:41
• 11th experiment: Two 5/8 x 1/2 magnets in repulsion, North Dot Up falls in 59 seconds: 18:21
• 12th experiment: Two 5/8 x 1/2 magnets in repulsion, North Up falls in 59 seconds: 19:40
• Results of the 5/8 x 1/2 inch magnets drop tests: 20:49
• 5/8 inch by 5/8 inch Neodymium N52 magnet, gauss and magnetic viewing paper: 21:11
• 13th experiment: 5/8 x 5/8 North Up falls in 57 seconds: 22:36
• 14th experiment: 5/8 x 5/8 South Up falls in 55 seconds: 23:48
• Gauss and magnetic viewing paper for two 5/8 x 5/8 magnets in attraction: 24:54
• 15th experiment: Two 5/8 x 5/8 magnets in attraction, North Up falls in 37 seconds: 26:51
• 16th experiment: Two 5/8 x 5/8 magnets in attraction, South Up falls in 36 seconds: 27:44
• Gauss readings for two 5/8 x 5/8 magnets in repulsion: 28:31
• 17th experiment: Two 5/8 x 5/8 magnets in repulsion, North Dot Up falls in 72 seconds: 30:03
• 18th experiment: Two 5/8 x 5/8 magnets in repulsion, North Up falls in 72 seconds: 31:35
• Results of the 5/8 x 5/8 inch magnets drop tests: 33:23
• Total results: 33:41

Stay tuned for #MESExperiments 49...

Results

The results are shown below and can be viewed in the Excel file: https://tinyurl.com/mesexperiments48results

Screenshots

For reference, here are the screenshots of the experiment.

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