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All of the "it floats" videos are unattributed leaks or come from less-than-reputable sources. The reputable sources only ever show videos of the sample touchi
by jiggawatts 3y ago
All of the "it floats" videos are unattributed leaks or come from less-than-reputable sources.
The reputable sources only ever show videos of the sample touching the magnet.
From what I'm reading, several different types of materials can angle themselves like this from a magnet, but only Type II superconductors will float above a single monolithic magnet.
Until we see a confirmed video from a reputable source of a visible gap between the sample and the magnet, it's not confirmed that LK-99 is superconducting.
- kijin 3y agoThe problem is that no one has a pure sample of LK-99, only chunks of rock containing small areas of LK-99. So even if LK-99 is a true RT superconductor, we're only going to see levitation on the side of the chunk that has a high enough concentration of it. It's like trying to evaluate a diamond by poking at a rock that might or might not have any diamonds buried inside. It must be really frustrating. So yeah, I hope there's a better way to evaluate this substance than "it floats!"