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Levitation (physics) Levitation (from Latin levitas, lit. 'lightness') [1] is the process by which an object is held aloft in a stable position, without mechanical support via any physical contact. Levitation is accomplished by providing an upward force that counteracts the pull of gravity (in relation to gravity on earth), plus a smaller ...
Levitation (illusion) A levitation illusion is one in which a magician appears to defy gravity by making an object or person float in the air. The subject may appear to levitate unassisted, or it may be performed with the aid of another object (such as a silver ball floating around a cloth) in which case it is termed a "suspension".
Levitation (illusion), an illusion where a magician appears to levitate a person or object. Levitation (paranormal), the claimed paranormal phenomenon of levitation, occurring without any scientific explanation. Levitation (physics), the process by which an object is suspended against gravity, in a stable position without solid physical contact.
Light as a feather, stiff as a board. Light as a feather, stiff as a board is a game played by children at slumber parties. [1] The phrase has also become established in popular culture as a reference to a levitation trick, and has been referred to in various media accounts. In performing magic this effect is known as abnormal lift.
A hoverboard (or hover board) is a fictional levitating board used for personal transportation, first described in science-fiction, and made famous by the appearance of a skateboard -like hoverboard in the film Back to the Future Part II. Many attempts have been made to invent a functioning hoverboard.
Levitation or transvection, in the paranormal or religious context, is the claimed ability to raise a human body or other object into the air by mystical means. While believed in some religious and New Age communities to occur due to supernatural , miraculous , psychic , or "energetic" phenomena, there is no scientific evidence of levitation ...
Maglev, or magnetic levitation, is a system of transportation that suspends, guides and propels vehicles, predominantly trains, using magnetic levitation from a very large number of magnets for lift and propulsion. This method has the potential to be faster, quieter and smoother than wheeled mass transit systems.
Markus Persson founded Mojang Studios in 2009.. Mojang Studios was founded by Markus Persson, a Swedish independent video game designer and programmer, in 2009. [4] [5] He had gained interest in video games at an early age, playing The Bard's Tale and several pirated games on his father's Commodore 128 home computer, and learned to programme at age eight with help from his sister.