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Magnets wear out? I didn't know that. How come?
by PhasmaFelis 9y ago
Magnets wear out? I didn't know that. How come?
- jimmies 9y agoEntropy man. You think that a whole bunch of neatly aligned atoms would stay that way over time?
- gyrfghg3 9y agoOf the options below, select the most common mistakes you've come across?
- gyrfghg3 9y agoOf the options below, select the most common mistakes you've come across?
- PhasmaFelis 9y agoEventually, sure, but I have crappy old fridge magnets that are still going strong after 30 years. What's different about little neodymium rods that they fail in 5?
- bitwize 9y agoI think it has more to do with that your body builds up scar tissue around the magnet that makes its wiggles inside your body less palpable, than that the magnet itself weakens.
- qplex 9y agoNo. She couldn't attract metal objects with the magnet anymore. "Bottle caps refused to leave the ground, and finally, stopped responding altogether."