If the machine is 100% efficient, then its
Mechanical Advantage is (450/50) = 9 .
If the machine is less than 100% efficient,
then the MA is more than 9 .
The sun is bigger than the earth, therefore it has more gravitational force than the earth.
-- Change the battery to one with higher voltage.
-- Wrap more turns of wire around the spike.
-- If the spike is made of anything else but iron, replace it with a pure iron one.
Does require a medium to transfer