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  • I'm about to try and do something,

  • that I've always dreamt of,

  • but never thought would be possible.

  • Levitate.

  • [Music]

  • Personal question, but have you ever levitated?

  • No, not levitated.

  • We're looking for raised up,

  • off the ground,

  • without moving parts,

  • without mechanical support.

  • Can we do it? I don't know really.

  • Gonna find out now aren't we?

  • It feels like I'm looking at magic.

  • So, I've got a little practical experiment,

  • liquid nitrogen superconductor.

  • Right, are we ready?

  • So how can we make magnetic levitation on a large scale?

  • Genuine levitation.

  • Despite what you might think, gravity is actually the

  • weakest of the fundamental forces.

  • We can have pretty much levitating everything.

  • Welcome to the future.

  • That is so cool!

  • I mean, I think if we try to levitate you by sound,

  • we'd need a massive speaker.

  • All right. Bit rude. [ Laughing ]

I'm about to try and do something,

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