1943 US 1 Cent Coin - balancing gravity and magnetic fields

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1943 US penny coins balanced on a glass of orange - robin linhope willson

TO 2013 and the
70th anniversary of the
1943 US 1 cent

1943 US penny and other coins balanced on a dollar bill - robin linhope willson

and to the other over 600 magnetic coins from over 70 countries* worldwide.

magnetic coins balanced on US 10 dollar bill - robin linhope willson

The Royal Institution,
London, UK 2012

magnetic coins balanced on US 1 dollar bill - robin linhope willson

Paleontology Museum, Trelew, Patagonia 2012

1943 One Cent US Coins - 70th anniversary
Down Penny Lane with apologies to the Beatles!

Gravity and Magnetic Fields forever - balancing the forces of nature.
Images from Patagonia and London.
No magnets between, under, behind or in front of the coins
Real COINS ! NO PHOTOSHOP! NO Tricks NO adhesives! - Just science and creativity for all !
How is it done? IMAGINE! See Link below.

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1943 US magnetic penny coins, strawberry field -- robin linhope willson

BALANCING
Fabulous Four
Strawberry Fields
- magnetic and gravity!

image: 1943 US penny coins balancing on apple stalk -- robin linhope willson

BALANCING
Big Apple.

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1943 US penny coins at the cutting edge -- robin linhope willson

BALANCING
At the cutting edge.

image:
1943 US penny coins president on a tightrope -- robin linhope willson

BALANCING
President on a tightrope

image: 1943 US penny coins balancing on 1 dollar bill - robin linhope willson

BALANCING
On the edge of a dollar bill.

BALANCING
On an egg.

image: four 1943 US penny coins on a matchhead - - robin linhope willson

BALANCING
On a match head.

What is keeping the coins vertical?
What is holding them together?
What is special about the 1943 US 1 cent (penny) coin?
Why will other US coins not behave in this way?
What do these photographs help to illustrate?
On what other objects could the coins be balanced?

Why not experiment? HOW?

BALANCING
On the Empire State.