Beijing Superconductor Levitation Video Author Admits Fraud, Takes it Down
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This is only one of several videos from different sources claiming to show the substance levitating.

Beijing Superconductor (LK-99) Levitation Video Author Admits Fraud, Takes it Down::The author of one of the Billibilli videos posted as proof of LK-99’s levitation capabilities has admitted that his posting was a hoax.

  • Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Levitation is a fun way to demonstrate that you’ve got a superconductor. That’s not the only way to make things levitate, so not all levitating things are superconductors.

    • pragmaOnce@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Yeah thats a pretty good summary of what I was trying to convey. If this didn’t levitate, no one would’ve blinked twice. But since it did, its being investigated more thoroughly to check if its one of those other things that levitate (or actually a superconductor)

      • Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Diamagnetic materials are also pretty nice. However, normally you would use 4 magnets to make a tiny flake of carbon levitate, so using that to fake a superconductor might be too obvious.