A lot of you have probably been thinking, “OK, world, this
is the future. Where is my flying car?”
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| "I need something more... stylish." |
Well, before you get your proverbial panties in a bunch,
think about how that would work. Without involving jets (which are dangerous
for a commercial vehicle) and propellers (which would make your car a plane)
the only thing left to make your car fly would be the power of magnetism.
Everyone’s pushed a magnet across a table before; in theory, a strong enough
magnet would be able to push off a metal surface and, with, a motor in it,
possibly drive itself around. However, that magnet you pushed does flips,
skids, and is just entirely unstable if pushed from the bottom. How could one
implement your fantastic new magnet technology in a stable car, one that
wouldn’t flip over when you turned it on? The answer: superconducting
levitation. Believe it or not, that is a real phrase, and the technology is
being implemented as we speak.
