3 ms·Maybe a real hard disk drive will, though.by pklausler 10y agoMaybe a real hard disk drive will, though.Gracana 10y agoIt'll just slide down slowly. Try it, it's a cool experiment that showcases eddy currents.hathawsh 10y agoI like the suggestion for a fun experiment, but I think pklausler was referring to the fact that strong magnets tend to wipe spinning hard drives, making magnets a bad idea for non-SSD laptops.Gracana 10y agoOh, duh. You're right, I totally misread that. :)