Suspendium

Suspendium (부유석, Buyuseok; or " Buoyant ore") is a miraculous mineral found and used in The Tower. The higher the purity of Suspendium, the better it floats in areas of high Shinsoo density/viscosity. The purity level of Suspendium might be one of the factors used for the Ranking and Grading of certain items.

Note: the presence of Suspendium allows an item to float, it doesn't allow it to move. Moving an item is probably achieved through Shinsoo manipulation or some item mechanism.

Pockets, Inventories and Lighthouses contain different purities of Suspendium (Ch 40). Rachel's chair might also contain a certain purity of Suspendium so she can manipulate it, to move in the direction she wants it to(Ch 59).

Items with minimal purity of Suspendium are incapable of floating by themselves. A user must manipulate Shinsoo so it can float. This means the very presence of Suspendium allows an item to be able to float(by Shinsoo manipulation or by itself). Items with higher purities of Suspendium are harder to control and require a skilled Shinsoo user. So, a Regular with average Shinsoo control, is better off with an item with low purity of Suspendium.

It's possible heavier and larger items require greater amounts of Suspendium with higher purity are required to make it float. Excepting items like the Opera and possibly Eyes of God, all objects which're capable of floating(without Shinsoo manipulation) are smaller and lighter. Examples are: Arms Inventory, Pocket, etc.