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Bynx · Nov 14, 2012, 7:00 PM

Using reverse ring and 28-300 Sigma Lens I captured this neat balancing act.
No glue was used and no dimes were injured making this image. If I told you the ball is a magnet does that help?

Mugmar · Nov 14, 2012, 9:54 PM

Wow you have real metal in your coins???? Very cool!

WCKSer · Nov 16, 2012, 10:03 AM

How did you do that to make it standing up without falling?

Bynx · Nov 16, 2012, 3:04 PM

The ball is a magnet.

kazuya · Nov 18, 2012, 5:39 AM

is the ball a magnet
:P

lorenww · Nov 18, 2012, 12:26 PM

Great concept.

Streets · Dec 4, 2012, 8:58 PM

I thought that you shot through a horizontal plate glass with a gray surface a number of inches below it so a shadow would be cast. If the coins do contain magnetite then the coins might stack but the ball magnet would have to be either glued or on a surface containing magnetite. In any case, a photo that makes one think a bit. Very nice.

Bynx · Dec 8, 2012, 4:22 PM

Streets no tricks, glue or soldering. What you see is what there is. The ball is a magnet. The magnetism is strong enough for the coins to attach. No balance act, just magnetism. I believe there was also a coin on the bottom side of the paper base that the ball is sitting on. This explains why the ball doesnt roll around. The white background was just an 8 1/2 x 11" piece of paper which curves up so there is a seamless look. That curve is made clear by the shadow of the ball and coins.

smac · Dec 28, 2012, 12:02 PM

Clever boy! For a while I thought the whole thing was shot upside down so that the coins would hang yet still stay attached.
Very cool and interesting shot. Well done.

The Barbarian · Jan 6, 2013, 10:16 PM

I like Canadian coins. One of the things I show my students is how to build a heat engine using the Curie effect. Nickel is magnetic, but if it's heated, it loses magnetic properties. So if you suspend it so that it is attracted by a magnet, over a candle flame, it swings away when it's hot, and then is drawn back to the magnet when it's cool. So as long as the candle burns, the engine works.

But U.S. nickels don't have enough nickle to do that. Canadian nickels do, however.

Nov 14, 2012, 7:00 PM	#1
Bynx Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 7,787	A Neat Balancing Act Using reverse ring and 28-300 Sigma Lens I captured this neat balancing act. No glue was used and no dimes were injured making this image. If I told you the ball is a magnet does that help? Attached Images Last edited by Bynx; Nov 14, 2012 at 7:39 PM.

Nov 14, 2012, 9:54 PM	#2
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Nov 18, 2012, 12:26 PM	#6
lorenww Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: St. Pete Fl. Posts: 655	Great concept. __________________ Nikon D5000 with Kit lenses, 18-55 55-200

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Streets Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Euless, Tx. Posts: 607	I thought that you shot through a horizontal plate glass with a gray surface a number of inches below it so a shadow would be cast. If the coins do contain magnetite then the coins might stack but the ball magnet would have to be either glued or on a surface containing magnetite. In any case, a photo that makes one think a bit. Very nice. __________________ Sony A200 and Sony H70 50mm f2.8 Minolta Maxxum macro 24mm f2.8 Minolta Maxxum 100-300mm Minolta Maxxum APO Zoom 1.4X Promaster Spectrum Teleconverter 600mm f8 Sigma mirror lens

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Nov 16, 2012, 3:04 PM	#4
Bynx Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 7,787	The ball is a magnet.

Nov 18, 2012, 5:39 AM	#5
kazuya Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 906	is the ball a magnet :P

Dec 8, 2012, 4:22 PM	#8
Bynx Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 7,787	Streets no tricks, glue or soldering. What you see is what there is. The ball is a magnet. The magnetism is strong enough for the coins to attach. No balance act, just magnetism. I believe there was also a coin on the bottom side of the paper base that the ball is sitting on. This explains why the ball doesnt roll around. The white background was just an 8 1/2 x 11" piece of paper which curves up so there is a seamless look. That curve is made clear by the shadow of the ball and coins. Last edited by Bynx; Dec 8, 2012 at 4:25 PM.

Dec 28, 2012, 12:02 PM	#9
smac Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,780	Clever boy! For a while I thought the whole thing was shot upside down so that the coins would hang yet still stay attached. Very cool and interesting shot. Well done. __________________ Think like a person of action, Act like a person of thought. http://scienceguy.smugmug.com/

Jan 6, 2013, 10:16 PM	#10
The Barbarian Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,025	I like Canadian coins. One of the things I show my students is how to build a heat engine using the Curie effect. Nickel is magnetic, but if it's heated, it loses magnetic properties. So if you suspend it so that it is attracted by a magnet, over a candle flame, it swings away when it's hot, and then is drawn back to the magnet when it's cool. So as long as the candle burns, the engine works. But U.S. nickels don't have enough nickle to do that. Canadian nickels do, however.

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