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What would happen if you tried to suspend/levitate a metallic gömböc in a magnetic field? You can balance a sphere to levitate at an equilibrium point in a small magnetic field; would this be possible with a gömböc, and if so, what differences might be observed compared to the sphere? The sphere just sits there, or can be given spin when set, until air resistance slows and stops it. I'd imagine a gömböc either can't be placed at all, or would be in constant motion, possibly knocking itself off the equilibrium point at times.

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