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Does white powder gold really have levitational properties?
 
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Yes and here's why.

When we touch something there is actually no contact at all between say your hand and a table. Electrostatic forces are what "touch" so there is always this infinitessimal "gap". Therefore technically when you stand up you are not touching the ground and so are therefore levitating. Whether white gold levitates you more is unknown (source :QI)
 
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