Scientists say they made a frog float in air
From: "A.J. Craddock" <webmaster@cseti.org>
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 1997 19:31:11 -0800
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Found this reported in some smallish regional newspapers, but none of the
majors. Obviously only the tip of a huge anti-gravity research iceberg.
Tony Craddock
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CSETI
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SCIENTISTS SAY THEY MADE A FROG FLOAT IN AIR
FROM NEWS SERVICE REPORTS
04/13/97
The Record, Northern New Jersey
All Editions Sunday
(Copyright 1997)
British and Dutch scientists say they have succeeded in floating
a frog in air - using a magnetic field a million times stronger than
that of the Earth.
And, they say, there is no reason why larger creatures, even
humans, could not perform the same gravity-defying feat.
"It's perfectly feasible if you have a large enough magnetic
field," said Peter Main, professor of physics at Nottingham
University, one of the British scientists who collaborated with
colleagues at the University of Nijmegen to create the first
levitating amphibian.
Their endeavors are reported briefly in the current issue of the
British magazine New Scientist.
To hold up the frog, the magnetic field had to be a million times
stronger than that of the Earth, the scientists said. Only then was
it strong enough to distort the orbits of electrons in the frog's
atoms.
"If the magnetic field pushes the frog away with sufficient
force, you will overcome gravity and the frog will float," Main said.
The trick also works on plants, grasshoppers, and fish in the
same way, scientists say.
"Every ordinary object, whether it be a frog, a grasshopper, or a
sandwich, is magnetic, but it's very rare to see such a spectacular
demonstration of this," said Main.
The scientists said their frog showed no signs of distress after
floating in the air inside a magnetic cylinder.
Index: Gravity Modification
Created: Aug 4, 1997
