Science Demos

Shrinking Quarter Machine

A MagLab physicist and engineer pair up to demonstrate the lab's famous Quarter Shrinking Machine, a loud, stinky illustration of electrodynamics, circuits, Lenz’s Law and Lorenz forces. (Length: 7 minutes, 56 seconds)

Last modified on 12 February 2021
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