Magnet movement when sliding on an inclined aluminum plane

A variation of the well-known drop of a neodymium – iron – boron magnet inside a tube of non-magnetic conductive material is presented in this work; the magnet removed from a movement mechanism of the recording and reading arm of a hard disk is placed to slide through an aluminium ramp placed close to the vertical. This configuration has the great advantage of being able to be seen by a (eventually) large audience; energy transformations are simple enough to be dealt with in medium level school physics courses. The treatment given to this teaching activity, appropriate to the medium level of teaching Physics, or even introductory higher education, involves the exploration of principles related to energy conservation.