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Levitation: Encyclopedia - Levitation

Levitation is the process by which an object is suspended against gravity, in a stable position, by a force without physical contact. This can be achieved through jets of gas pushing upwards against the object (as in air hockey), or pushing downwards from the object (as in helicopters, VTOL aircraft, and hovercraft). A sphere can be stably levitated in a stream of air without any type of control system, if conditions are right. These effects are due to Bernoulli's principle. This was merchandised as a toy, circa 1960. Objects with the right properties can be levitated without even indirect contac ...

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Levitation: Encyclopedia - Levitation

Levitation

Levitation is the process by which an object is suspended against gravity, in a stable position, by a force without physical contact. This can be achieved through jets of gas pushing upwards against the object (as in air hockey), or pushing downwards from the object (as in helicopters, VTOL aircraft, and hovercraft).

A sphere can be stably levitated in a stream of air without any type of control system, if conditions are right. These effects are due to Bernoulli's principle. This was merchandised as a toy, circa 1960.

Objects with the right properties can be levitated without even indirect contact through the use of magnetic or electric forces.

Some claim there are other ways - using methods not yet known to modern science - to levitate objects. The term is also used in reference to an apparent levitation.

The original use of the word was to refer to such inexplicable claims, as in wonder stories and unauthenticated reports; the use of the word to describe an actual, physical means of "making things float in the air" is a recent development.

Physical effects
- Magnetic levitation (rail systems etc)
- Electrostatic levitation
Magic Illusions
- Aluin Levitation
- King levitation
- Balducci levitation
- Elevator levitation
- Wild levitation
- MUSLE Levitation
- Mike Bent's Zero Gravity
- Suspension levitation
- David Copperfield's flying
- Aga Levitaion
- European Ashrah
- Criss Angel Self Levitation
- Criss Angel Spectator Levitation
- Invisible thread
- ITR reel
- Loops
- Steve Fearson's Cig. Levitation
- Steve Fearson's Box levitation
- Steve fearson's Area 51
- Chair suspension
- Counter-Strike Player
- Flying Carpet levitation
- Floating dollar bill
- No Strings Attached aka The House
- Hummer Card
- Hummingbird card
- floating match on card
Metaphysical levitation (by means not known to modern science, such as witchcraft and the occult)
Levitation is also the name of a band.