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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;thejaxcollector, post: 2248722, member: 40527&quot;]As one who teaches physics for a living, I can&#039;t resist adding my 2 cents. When there is relative motion between a conductor and a magnetic field (such as hanging a silver dollar (silver is second-best to gold as a conductor) and moving it past a magnet, a current is produced (induced) in the conductor. One of the weird relationships in our universe is that changing magnetic fields produce changing electric fields, and changing electric fields produce changing magnetic fields. Consequently the changing current in the dollar produces a magnetic field that will interact with the magnetic field present in the magnet, so the silver dollar could/would move. Thus endeth the physics lesson for today.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie26" alt=":bookworm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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