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« The simplest motor...a wire, a magnet and a battery | Main | Gadget of the Week - Sony ultraportable VAIO Z Series »

Boating, with a magnetohydrodynamic thruster

magnetohydrodynamic thruster.jpgFollowing on from the simple homopolar motor  - See The simplest motor...a wire, a magnet and a battery - how about another exotic power system built from odds and sods?

EvilMadScientist has made a magnetohydrodynamic-thruster from a battery and a magnet, and used it to drive a boat.

MHD II.jpgIn an extension to the project (see right), there is a slightly failed better version and some clear-thinking observations on ways to improve it...

By the way, we have flagged EvilMadScientist before, a couple of times. See:

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