Magnets In The Land of Oz

What the Wizard of Oz might make of common everyday magnets is anyone's guess.

One thing's certain, however, and that is the fact how magnets really work in Kansas, as they do everywhere else, just doesn't match the popular scientific mythology of how magnets are supposed to function.

Let's face facts.

Modern science, just as medieval science before it, carries with it a truck-load of baggage from earlier superstitions, old-wives' tales and just plain over-imaginative fiction (it's called science-fiction these days).

The common explanations of how magnets really work should certainly be classified as one of these, rather than a reasoned and proven scientific fact....

We live in the Land of Oz if magnets work the way we are led to believe by misinformed educators.

Take so-called "magnetic attraction" for instance.

By what magical, mystical force of nature do magnets "attract" one another?

For that matter, what makes similar poles of magnets repel consistently, and how does a magnet know the difference between its north "pole" and its south?

What makes the two ends of a magnet polar opposites?

And even though we know about and can actually see the effect of magnetic fields, what creates this force and keeps it active almost perpetually?

That's a big chunk of unknown territory to modern science, which might make far better uses of magnetic fields and force than it presently does, if it only understood the correct answers to those ages-old puzzles....

Let's start with the fact that magnets can repel.

This force is not inherent in the magnet itself, which can be nothing more than a formerly non-magnetized piece of iron, after all.

Therefore the force must come from the environment and not the magnet, and is only funneled or channeled by the magnet or magnetizable material.

And the fact that this force has a weaker and stronger function is obvious by the fact that it moves in a circular path perpetually, from pole to pole.

For to move implies a stronger force in the direction of movement, and a weaker force in the direction from which the force has moved, and this force -- like everything else in nature, from flower leaves on stalks to mighty hurricanes -- moves cyclonically.

Consider two tornadoes approaching one another. What might happen?

If they rotate in the same direction, as they would, they could come together and form into a far larger and more powerful cyclone.

But what if one rotated the opposite of the other?

The force of pressure between the two would force them to fly apart, and perhaps flip one on its end, like a gyroscope righting itself, until both were aligned and rotating in the same direction as usual.

And that is just what magnets do.

When the poles are unopposed, the pressure of the two magnetic fields are such that the magnets are pushed apart.

But when the poles are opposite, their fields rotate in such a way that a vacuum is created between the magnets. Simple air pressure, then, pushes the magnets together.

So you see, there really is no such thing as "magnetic attraction," unless of course you happen to be "Mr. Wizard" and you live in the magical make-believe Land called Oz!

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How To Levitate - The Truth About Magic

How to levitate has been an age-old pursuit, and being a former stage magician (that's right, I gave it up years ago), I can tell you truthfully there is no such thing so far as stage performers are concerned.

That's the truth about magic, it's all a big fraud...

But people seem to like being fooled, and there are no end of those who like to fool them, it seems.

I have discovered, however, that true levitation is indeed possible, once you understand what gravity really is and what it is not....

You see, gravity is not some magical magnetic-like force pulling objects toward the earth. It's really a force that pushes objects toward the earth by passing though molecules of matter and imparting an earthward spin to each molecule, which in turn creates a downward momentum.

And when the spin is reversed, such as with helium and hot air, an opposite upward momentum is created that lifts against the force of gravity. And this can be true of "heavy" as well as gaseous, lighter-than-air molecules.

To levitate a person, for instance, all that is needed is a means of turning the force of gravity around in a local region or area surrounding the person.

And that is easier said than done, obviously, or we'd all be levitating around here and there, and anti-gravity cars would really exist, and not just remain figments of the sci-fi writers' vivid imaginations.

So how can this be done?

It seems some insects, such as the humble non-aerodynamic bumblebee among others, might hold the surprising answer.

Even a wasp nest could contain some of the key to cracking the anti-gravity code.

It seems that certain shapes -- or more specifically spaces -- can, and do have a local effect on gravity and this may well eventually lead to the discovery of resonant spaces which counter the force of gravity with an equal or greater force in the opposite direction.

Meanwhile, without all the flashy lights, glittery backdrops, super-strong but micro-fine wire, backstage crane rigging and chutzpa of pretend magicians (or the help of demonic alien technology) levitation will remain a fraud and fiction rooted more in the hopes and dreams of mankind to rise above our mortal and terrestrial bounds.

That may only come about once we learn the vital lessons of humility, reasoned compassion, intolerance of evil (according to a law more perfect than carnal man alone is capable of either contriving or upholding), and embracing of peace and goodwill according to the perfect and longstanding plan and purpose of our Maker and Creator.

If it is His will.

Oh, and while you've got your thinking cap on . . .

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