Method for levitation of an object

A method for levitation using a levitation device comprising a body, an air reservoir configured to contain a predetermined volume of a source gas, and a thrust arrangement comprising a flow conduit having a primary inlet, a secondary inlet, and an outlet, the method comprising:

• flowing the source gas through an orifice to produce a Venturi effect as the source gas exits the outlet;
• entraining a secondary gas comprising ambient air;
• creating a pressure decrease at the secondary inlet of the secondary gas;
• mixing the source gas and the secondary gas to form a tertiary gas mixture, the tertiary gas mixture comprising the source gas and the secondary gas, wherein the source gas and the secondary gas are mixed in a constricted section of the flow conduit;
• flowing the tertiary gas mixture through the outlet;
• creating a pressure increase at the outlet;
• and
• inducing levitation through creation of a pressure decrease at the secondary inlet of the secondary gas and a pressure increase at the outlet of the tertiary gas mixture.