Place a neodymium disk magnet in a shallow dish. Fill the dish with water
so the magnet is completely covered (about .5cm water above the magnet).
Bounce light from a distant small source off the water surface at a
shallow angle and onto a wall or screen. You will see an oval reflection
from the water surface, and at the location of the magnet will be a small
bright splotch. The bright area is caused by a concave dimple in the
water surface. The magnet repels the water slightly, which creates the
concavity. Add more water and the dimple remains, even with a large
obvious layer of water over the magnet.
(I heard about this one from someone who was deflecting streams of water
with a large neodymium magnet. The dimple effect is easier to show to a
large audience.)
So, does the Podkletnov effect do a similar thing to water, but for less
conventional reasons?
......................uuuu / oo \ uuuu........,.............................
William Beaty voice:206-781-3320 bbs:206-789-0775 cserv:71241,3623
EE/Programmer/Science exhibit designer http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/
Seattle, WA 98117 billb@eskimo.com SCIENCE HOBBYIST web page