In the TED-Talk, Boaz Almog: The Levitating Superconductor, Almog goes over the scientific phenomenon called Quantum Locking. Quantum locking is a term used to describes an action caused by the Meissner effect and magnetic flux pinning, which in short, is a mess of quantum physics. The Meissner effect happens when a superconductor in a magnetic field expels the magnetic field inside of it, leaving the magnetic field around it to bend. This effect paired with flux pinning is the reason for this levitating effect. Since this is science fiction class, the video titled above sparked something within my head. When Almog placed the saucer upon the magnets, having it lock in place, it reminded me of movies and television shows featuring UFO's. Something noticeable that that UFO's do, is levitate in one set area, sort of like a helicopter. However, these space crafts do not have 'wings' like helicopters do, but have an agility much greater than helicopters, or any other known spacecraft we have here on Earth. My theory is that these crafts are able to fly using this quantum locking gibber-gabber.
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