Why a magnet falls slowly through a copper pipe

Why does a magnet fall slowly through a copper pipe? In a plastic pipe it would drop a meter in under half a second. In copper, the falling magnet changes the field inside the metal and pushes currents around, and those currents act like a magnet of their own that pushes against the fall. The faster it moves, the stronger the push back, so it settles into a slow, steady speed. Idea and structure: Veritasium's Short "I call this the 'No, You Don't' Law". #shorts #physics #magnets Idea and structure from Veritasium's Short "I call this the 'No, You Don't' Law" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2FLq