Watch how this one simple experiment explains thing you need to know about EMI. #emi #physicsfun

Added: 2026-05-25

[00:00:00]All right, guys. Today we're going to learn about electromagnetic induction.

[00:00:02]This is a metal rod, which is hollow. I have one magnet and one non-magnet near but I do not know which is which. All right? So, you got to decide later which is magnet and guess, okay? Let's guess which one is a magnet. So, now I'm going to release them one by one. Let's take a look here.

[00:00:18]Okay, this is how long it takes. What about the second one?

[00:00:22]It takes longer time. All right? So, one take The first one is shorter time. The second one is longer time. So, which one you think is a magnet?

[00:00:33]>> [music] >> All right, the one that takes longer time is a magnet. Why? Because when a magnet falls through this copper rod, the copper rod cuts the magnetic flux.

[00:00:42]What happens next is that EMF will be induced by Faraday's law. Then the induced current will flow in this uh copper rod here. Then what happen?

[00:00:50]They will generate opposing flux. This opposing flux will oppose will generate upward force on this magnet when it fall down. And this upward force balances the weight of this magnet. So, what happen next is that when upward force balances the weight, the object will reach terminal velocity. Terminal velocity means what? Means it cannot accelerate anymore. They will just move at constant maximum speed. That's why they take longer time to reach the floor.