Frode Olsen wrote up the following experiment regarding the
claimed magnetic repulsion of the paper cone;
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Subject: Re: Magnetic repulsion of Paper Cone!
Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2000 12:09:20 +0100
From: Frode.Olsen@informatics.sintef.no
To: jdecker@keelynet.com
Hi Jerry.
03.01-2000
I tried the papercone experiment during my Christmas
holiday. I used both ordinary paper and very light, very
thin paper used for baking.
I found no repelling force, only a natural geometric
tendency for the cone to fall over because of the fact that
the base area supporting the cone is very small in relation
to the height and width of the cone.
It is very easy to displace the center-of-gravity for the
cone OUTSIDE of the supporting base area, thus causing the
cone to tip over.
Finally, the friction between the paper and (my) ceramic
magnets were low, making it even easier to achieve the
C.O.G. displacement.
However, having discovered this feature of this assembly, I
had no trouble getting the cone to stay on the magnets when
the projection of its C.O.G. was safely within the base
area.
Best Regards
Frode G. Olsen
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