Word: supermagnet
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...such supermagnet has yet been built. For one thing, it will surely prove to be extremely violent: its field of 100,000 gauss will exert a force of six tons per sq. in. at the end of the coil. Another difficulty is that the coil will have to be kept near absolute zero, presumably by bathing it in liquid helium, whose high volatility makes it a nightmare to handle...
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