Can Magnets Actually Grab Thin Air? 🧲

Added: 2026-06-02

[00:00:00]The oxygen entering your lungs right now is highly magnetic. Every single breath you take [music] is full of tiny magnets.

[00:00:06]You would think a strong magnet on your desk would pull the air right out of the room.

[00:00:10]But room temperature gas is just too energetic [music] and bouncy for the magnetic force to grab hold.

[00:00:15]It all comes down to electrons. Unlike most [music] gases, oxygen molecules have two unpaired electrons spinning in the exact same direction. This turns every single oxygen molecule into [music] a tiny compass needle.

[00:00:25]To actually see this invisible force, you have to chill the gas down to [music] -297°F.

[00:00:32]It slows down and condenses into a beautiful pale blue liquid.

[00:00:35]Pour that blue liquid between two heavy [music] magnets, and the magnetic force finally overpowers gravity, leaving the oxygen perfectly suspended [music] in midair.