Watch out, Han! Physicists Create Functional Tractor Beam

[KillerCop311]

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/136758-Water-Tractor-Beam-Uses-Waves-to-Attract-Objects

seems like it's pretty rad

[Ad Bot]

[Kimon²]

so exactly how close are we to being put into the video game

[WaterOre]

seems like it's pretty rad

[Steve5451²]

These news articles just love to exaggerate.

The ball laying flat on a table slowly rolled towards the source of it. :I

[Oasis]

These news articles just love to exaggerate.

The ball laying flat on a table slowly rolled towards the source of it. :I

Right?

I'm trying to think of a time when I heard the phrase "tractor beam" and it was referring to water sucking something in.

[Mr.Noßody]

..That's no tractor beam.
It's water.

[Tayasaurus]

i was doing tractor beams in my tub before it was cool

[Kimon²]

..That's no tractor beam.
It's water.

"that's not a robot, it's metal"
"that's not a computer, it's a box"
"that's not a house, that's wood"
"that's not wood, that's a tree"

[Ipquarx]

"that's not a robot, it's metal"
"that's not a computer, it's a box"
"that's not a house, that's wood"
"that's not wood, that's a tree"

water =/= beam

i would personally call this a "Tractor wave"

[Kimon²]

water =/= beam

i would personally call this a "Tractor wave"

fair enough

[Taboo]

"that's not a robot, it's metal"
"that's not a computer, it's a box"
"that's not a house, that's wood"
"that's not wood, that's a tree"

There is literally no beam involved here.

[Anybody]

water =/= beam

i would personally call this a "Tractor wave"

i do believe a tractor wave is a bunch of tractors doing a crowd wave

[Kimon²]

There is literally no beam involved here.

congratulations on copying what Ipquarx said and being unoriginal gay nerd

[Swat 3]

Wow someone made some water waves using a try-try-harder method of finding out the right sound frequency to use basic water physics.

loving incredible. I bet these guys are totally going to enter into a 8th grade-level science fair and steal the show!!