# #Mon Aug 09 12:08:41 CEST 2010 Text__2Cx3cKOdEd-WfYQ0GneCwQ_text=

A current is applied to one end of a bar magnet, and discharged in the middle by means of a wire immersed in a channel filled with mercury. The magnet starts rotating under the influence of the magnetic field that builds up around it.

Text__2Cx3cKOdEd-WfYQ0GneCwQ_title=Magnetic Field of a Conductor