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orblivion on Feb 3, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: What Happens When You Drop A Magnet Inside A Coppe...

Wait so does that mean that, ironically, friction is what it allows magnets to fall through a tube that isn't superconducting?

bjornsing on Feb 3, 2014 [–]

Yes, pretty much, but you usually call it electrical resistance.

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