====== Magnetohydrodynamic Boats ======

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===== Description =====

[[https://phys420.phas.ubc.ca/p420_96/reg/main.htm]]

The electrical current traveling in saltwater creates a flow when traveling through a magnetic field

===== Purpose =====



===== Apparatus =====

Can be shown in a small tank with a pump-like apparatus, or lightly propel a foam boat in a tub of saltwater.

===== Setup =====



===== Notes =====



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| **Maker** | Unknown |
| **Current State** | Working |
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