FORCE CREEP LENZ LAW An electric current induced by a changing magnetic field will flow such that it will

create its own magnetic field that opposes the magnetic field that created it. take a copper tube (it's conductive but non-magnetic) and drop a piece of steel down through the tube. The piece of steel will fall through, as you might expect. It accelerates very close to the acceleration due to gravity. Now take the same copper tube and drop a magnet through it (hopefully a strong one, Neodymium or other rare earth magnets work the best) You will notice that the magnet falls very slowly. This is because the copper tube "sees" a changing magnetic field from the falling magnet. This changing magnetic field induces a current in the copper tube. The induced current in the copper tube creates its own magnetic field that opposes the magnetic field that created it.