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The fridge magnet would not be able to do this without the surface friction of itself and the object it is attracted to.

• RealityVoid 11y ago
  Most likey, it would be able to do this. If you can place the fridge on a surface parallel to the ground, it should stay there (depends on the fridge magnet, but you get the gist)
  • codezero 11y ago
    The perpendicular force of the magnet to gravity doesn't negate gravity, the friction force does.
    • RealityVoid 11y ago
      That is correct, but only because of the particular position of the fridge magnet. The firction force from the magnet on the surface < magnetic pull(not always true, depends on the type of material the firdge and magnet is made of, but very likely true). Thus, if you put the magnet suspended on a horizontal surface, the magnetic force WOULD be the one holding it up.
• deleted 11y ago
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