I'm going to steal the Moon... (with a giant electromagnet)

I've been feeling some evil genius tendencies creep out in my social isolation, so I'm embracing them in this video with the science of how I'm going to steal the Moon with a giant electromagnet, a Hohmann transfer orbit and a bolt of lightning...

Rakov et al. (2012) - http://lightningsafety.com/nlsi_lhm/Lightning-Discharge-and-Fundamentals-of-Lightning-Protection-Rakov.pdf
P.S. This is clearly a bit of brevity for 1st April during what has been a rather terrible few weeks for a lot of people. Enjoy this light-hearted bit of science. Stay home if you can.

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Dr Becky Smethurst is an astrophysicist researching galaxies and supermassive black holes at Christ Church at the University of Oxford.

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