Levitating Water

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This video was taken at my home where I was showing off my display of a levitating water illusion. I can see that people are interested in how it is done...

The concept of strobing pulsating water to allow one to see drops rise, hover, and fall at different rates, is not new. MIT's legendary Harold "Doc" Edgerton used strobes to illuminate an unseen world of fabulous images (bullet striking an apple, balloon bursting, drop of milk splashing, etc.).

We have taken this principle and applied to a perceptual illusion known as the wagon wheel illusion. When one watches a spoked wheel turn on an old western movie, it appears to rotate in the opposite direction to its true rotation.

Here, we pulse the water extremely fast (you can't see the individual drops), but with a strobe (at the right frequency) they become "visible." Adjusting the frequency and valve rate you can get different effects. You assume that it is the "same" drop going down/up/hovering, etc., but it isn't. Your brain just groups it that way. The water is ALWAYS going down. Not shown on this video is the cool trick of filling a clear glass, while drops "magically" appear to rise out of the glass.

Yes, it is a very cool effect, lots of fun, and we have issued patents on creating this effect.
By Seckel 1227705449 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~10671193~~
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- Patents
  If, as you said, "The concept of strobing pulsating water to allow one to see drops rise, hover, and fall at different rates, is not new." Then, which rights are you claiming to hold a patent for?
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- Patents
  The concept is not new, but the technique of how to do it is patentable. And, we have an issued (not pending) core patents for the technology.
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- im sry but
  whats a strobe light?
  
  By metacafeftw 1227975573 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~10698940~~
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- Strobe Light
  A strobe light is a light that flashes at high speeds
  By Billbobthorton 1228100222 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~10229925~~
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- quicker than a priest at a choir boy con...
  or something
  By butterflywings 1228440999 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~8333142~~
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cool trick
but its a strobe light making you think that the drops are moving up.
By lordbate 1227630980 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~10662475~~
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- Thats a good way to learn
  ...repeat everything people say in life
  By Yahoo Master 1227753262 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~5972354~~
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- I think
  you are an ass for saying it in public, but I still gave you a +1.
  
  Just don't make too much sense or 95% of the internet would stop talking instantly, and remove much of my enjoyment.
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- wtf
  NO SHIT? thats what he just said
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Al Seckel you have stimulated a milli...
All I can say is thanks and 100% fro explaining how it all works.
Hope the patent comes through very soon as we would buy a kit
to enjoy for H2O is precious yet could be seen on display in every
home. Perhaps as an open-air filter? Thanks Mr Seckel.
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amazing
man...that's amazing
By DABOLILI VIRUSI 1228644798 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~3572627~~
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ANTI GRAVITATIONAL
VS LEVITATION ....HMMM
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wow
thats awesome!
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how?
but how would you keep the water as a big drop?? they don't smash into small small drops cos' of speed through the air????
By naylinnhtet 1228259268 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~9178154~~
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cool
cool
By agy_andra 1228251173 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~10097660~~
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amazing
i would like to have that inside my house...cool!!
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- stand at the top of the stairs
  have a pee and shake your wanger
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BLAH BLAH
BLAH
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David Coperfield
He looks different ?
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sry i ment
knew
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Anyone please explain me what is this..
Can anyone explain me what is this all about?
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- my bet
  would be its shaken by maybe soundwaves or something
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- They tell you
  in the freaking video that it's done with STROBE LIGHTS.
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- Yeah, but it's probably done by shaking ...
  or perhaps if that doesn't work, by something.
  
  Cue twilight zone music
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wow
dat is so nice.
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man
common man, stop copying from pakistanis... this thing was 1st done in pakistan
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- pakistanis didn't show me this, seckel d...
  Are you just jealous or what? Cutting this guy down for showing us something amazing and you have to point out that its been done before? who cares? Seckel showed me and I'm so glad as this is awesome. Seckel is just smart enough to patent it. Good for you Seckel!!
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electric field force???
drops of water got charges? and control the electric field intension?
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- Dude
  Did you watch the freaking video they clearly tell you it's STROBE LIGHTS
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- No Dude
  it's done by SOMETHING
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i know this for about 10 years, here in
switzerland its nothing new :D but still cool
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- Yeah!
  You Swiss are light years ahead of everybody! NAAAAAAHT!
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- done by cuckoos
  standing at the top of the stairs and peeing out of clocks, or something
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