How to Shrink a Quarter with Electricity

How an 8000V electromagnet can be used to shrink a quarter. The interplay between electric and magnetic forces leads to the Lorentz Force and Faraday’s law of induction which can be used to shrink a quarter, or any other type of metal coin. Check out ArcAttack: http://facebook.com/arcattack Check out the singing tesla coils on It’s Okay to Be Smart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGhNgeg9IAw Exploding Can Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXOa66-k9MA Help us translate our videos! http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?c=UC7DdEm33SyaTDtWYGO2CwdA&tab=2 Creator: Dianna Cowern Animator: Kyle Norby More Physics Girl: http://physicsgirl.org/ http://twitter.com/thephysicsgirl http://facebook.com/thephysicsgirl http://instagram.com/thephysicsgirl Resources: Capturedlightning.com http://www.hackerbotlabs.com/ Hackerbot Labs and Intellectual Ventures Coin Shrinking High Speed Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs51nH46F-g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4W7VBl5mEg Levitating Frog with Magnet: http://www.ru.nl/hfml/research/levitation/diamagnetic/ Music: APM and YouTube “Quirky Affairs” “Fishes Waltz” Built Together – “Soundscape” Built Together – “Marimba” “On the Bach” (YouTube) Sound Effects: APM and Apple