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Re:Flux Pinning in sample of LK-99 by thecopy on Saturday August 05, 2023 @09:41AM (#37011920)
According to this video: https://twitter.com/xmal/status/1300754522218913799 it is possible to have stable levitation using a copper plate below the magnet.

OP's video has two stacked metal objects – could the lower one possibly contain copper?

Re:Flux Pinning in sample of LK-99 by yorwba on Saturday August 05, 2023 @09:56AM (#37012049)
That one is clearly rotating. Magnetic levitation with a rotating field is not too difficult (you can get levitating flower pots as cheap novelty toys) but the sample in the new video appears fully static.

Edit: relevant Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin-stabilized_magnetic_levit...

Re:Flux Pinning in sample of LK-99 by nyanpasu64 on Saturday August 05, 2023 @05:24PM (#37016436)
The video in the reply (https://twitter.com/xmal/status/1300794329347260417) seems to show levitation even when the magnet isn't rotating?
Re:Flux Pinning in sample of LK-99 by jacquesm on Saturday August 05, 2023 @12:09PM (#37013419)
They're stacked to increase the field density.
Re:Flux Pinning in sample of LK-99 by raziel2701 on Saturday August 05, 2023 @06:35PM (#37016906)
The object that is rotating is a magnet. It's not what we're seeing with the flake which appears to be flux pinned.

If this is fake, it's a very well-done fake. I'm feeling 60% sure that LK-99 is RT superconductor at this point. It has theoretical support now since last weekend.

Re:Flux Pinning in sample of LK-99 by kzrdude on Sunday August 06, 2023 @07:28AM (#37020881)
Most flux pinning examples on youtube allow rotation (With round superconductors and magnets, though.)