Floating globes use magnetism to keep them afloat. For some globes, there’s a C-shaped apparatus that holds two different magnets — one above or below the globe and one inside the globe. The magnet ...

[Alexy Sha] has done this fantastic hack, where he modified a magnetic floating globe to be motorized and spin on a tilted axis. The original globe was simply levitating via a magnet mounted inside.

Need something to place alongside your levitating Bluetooth speaker? Or just sick of utilitarian lighting solutions anchored down by ghastly wires and fittings? It looks like progress in magnetic ...