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Her rock actually floats. Did it all in the kitchen too. She should rightly be credited as first one.
by iamshs 3y ago
Her rock actually floats. Did it all in the kitchen too. She should rightly be credited as first one.
- sanxiyn 3y agoMore than that, she calculated how high it will float, and how height will depend on temperature, before starting the experiment, and confirmed all her predictions.
- epups 3y agoWow, that's hugely impressive! Where can I find more info about this? Is it all on twitter?
- terrut 3y agoShe has been alluding to old Soviet scientists having a theoretical foundation for the type of conductivity shown. She posted a link to this comment that explains some of the background: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36996337 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36996337 Check out her twitter for some real fun rants @iris_IGB
- ThisIsMyAltFace 3y agoWhere did she do this? I haven't found anything in her twitter feed
- mtillman 3y agoThey use a magnet for movement. “When the magnet is placed parallel and flat to the bottom of the beaker, the sample stands at a 90deg angle to the field.”