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Beijing Superconductor (LK-99) Levitation Video Author Admits Fraud, Takes it Down (www.tomshardware.com)
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Beijing Superconductor (LK-99) Levitation Video Author Admits Fraud, Takes it Down::The author of one of the Billibilli videos posted as proof of LK-99's levitation capabilities has admitted that his posting was a hoax.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah thats a pretty good summary of what I was trying to convey. If this didn't levitate, no one would've blinked twice. But since it did, its being investigated more thoroughly to check if its one of those other things that levitate (or actually a superconductor)

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Diamagnetic materials are also pretty nice. However, normally you would use 4 magnets to make a tiny flake of carbon levitate, so using that to fake a superconductor might be too obvious.