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Electromagnetic Can Crusher
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A capacitor discharged into a coil of few turns creates a strong magnetic field that pinches and crushes a soda can.


SJ 3rd Chapter:   23.3
PIRA DCS classification:   5K20.65

Physics Lecture Demonstrations at the Department of Physics and Astronomy
The Johns Hopkins University