Can physics alone lift a human being off the ground?

How To Levitate | The Edge of Science | Extended Cut · 40:34 · Video: BBC Earth · Watch at the source

In short: Science enthusiast Rick Edwards attempts to fulfill a lifelong ambition: levitating himself. Alongside physics expert Dianna Cowern and inventor Colin Furze, he explores whether the laws of physics can actually achieve this feat.

In this exploration of the outer reaches of scientific understanding, Rick Edwards joins forces with the scientific YouTube community to test the limits of levitation. By partnering with physicist Dianna Cowern and inventor Colin Furze, the experiment seeks to determine if a human can be lifted off the ground using only the principles of physics.

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