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* The ''[[Harry Potter (Video Game)|Harry Potter]]'' games use them, especially the earlier ones. Note [[Malevolent Architecture|Hogwarts]] has got to be one of the few settings where floating platforms [[A Wizard Did It|actually make complete sense]].

* In the ''[[The Legend of Zelda (Franchise)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' series, some platforms, some more of which are hardlight, are activated by touch, lift you up, and then disappear, whether you like it or not.

** The most jarring example has to be in ''[[The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time]]'', where, for no real reason, a crumbly-rock type platform hovers in the room you get the slingshot in. Saves all of three seconds of time, and just stands out in a game where most of the platforms are well placed and build, and the only floating ones are in more "magical" areas - why one suddenly needs to drop just stands out.

** The most jarring example has to be in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time]]'', where, for no real reason, a crumbly-rock type platform hovers in the room you get the slingshot in. Saves all of three seconds of time, and just stands out in a game where most of the platforms are well placed and build, and the only floating ones are in more "magical" areas - why one suddenly needs to drop just stands out.

* In ''[[Rogue Galaxy]]'', you get a gun which can create floating platforms.

* In ''[[Viewtiful Joe]]'', floating platforms are lifted by propellers on the bottom. Speeding up or slowing down time will also speed up or slow down the propellers, causing the platforms to rise or fall respectively.

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== Films ==

* A rare example and justification of this: the newer ''[[Journey to The Center of The Earth]]'' movie has floating stones large enough to stand on suspended by magnetic force.

* In James Cameron's ''[[Avatar (Film)|Avatar]]'', massive islands of stone known as the Hallelujah Mountains (Thundering Rocks to the natives) float high above the planet Pandora's surface. It is [[Hand Wave|loosely explained]] that the [[Applied Phlebotinum|magnetic energies]] from the literal [[~~Unobtainium|~~Unobtainium]] keep them suspended mid-air due to the [[Techno Babble|Meissner Effect]]. It's also known that the resulting magnetic "Flux Vortex" also interferes with the navigational instruments of human aircraft. The Principle is actually scientifically sound; A superconductor like unobtanium would float whe exposed to a sufficiently powerful magnetic field. However, a magnetic field strong enough to make mountains float would do a lot more than interfere with navigation.

* In James Cameron's ''[[Avatar (Film)|Avatar]]'', massive islands of stone known as the Hallelujah Mountains (Thundering Rocks to the natives) float high above the planet Pandora's surface. It is [[Hand Wave|loosely explained]] that the [[Applied Phlebotinum|magnetic energies]] from the literal [[Unobtainium]] keep them suspended mid-air due to the [[Techno Babble|Meissner Effect]]. It's also known that the resulting magnetic "Flux Vortex" also interferes with the navigational instruments of human aircraft. The Principle is actually scientifically sound; A superconductor like unobtanium would float whe exposed to a sufficiently powerful magnetic field. However, a magnetic field strong enough to make mountains float would do a lot more than interfere with navigation.

* In [[Toy Story]] 2, Rex is seen playing a Buzz Lightyear video game, and walks up some magically appearing floating steps to fight the final boss.

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