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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Since the Earth has a magnetic field, would it be possible to create a flying machine by repelling against it?
gpt
No.

The field is not strong enough to lift an object with air inside.  Of course, you could make a balloon with a magnetic motor to steer it.  This would only work inside a special building, the wind would always overpower it.

The Earth's magnetic field is barely enough to turn a compass needle in a special, super-low-friction configuration.