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So perhaps this would work if you could choke up or feed out the pendulum arm. If you attempt to speed it up by “hitting” it harder with the pulse, it just swings higher.

Apple is considering ways it could use electromagnets to make changes to the way accessories or devices can magnetically connect to each other, including correcting alignment issues for covers and ...

With the above estimates, this gives a current in the electromagnet with a magnitude of about 6 amps. That isn't crazy high (which I am sort of surprised by). However, look at the distance.

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This article was originally published with the title “ Powerful Electromagnet for the Use of Oculists ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 105 No. 26 (December 1911), p. 573 doi:10.1038 ...