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> That’s not how magnets behave because you missed the part where he switches polarity and it still stands up But a different corner stands up. How do you expl

> That’s not how magnets behave because you missed the part where he switches polarity and it still stands up But a different corner stands up. How do you explain that? The way it looks to me, the leftmost corner of the flake has one pole of the magnet, and the bottom-most corner has a different pole. That's why different corners float when the magnet is reversed. Like I said, I'm no physicist, but this looks like every other magnet I played with as a child. Please help me understand how this is any different.

m3kw9 3y ago
A normal wouldn’t stand up like that with both polarity exposed to it. Try it with your toy set.
- david-gpu 3y ago
  Why would it not? If you bring the North pole of a big magnet, I would expect the South pole of the flake to be attracted to it, and the North pole to be repelled. When you flip the big magnet around and bring the South pole this time, I would expect the opposite. Isn't that what we are seeing in the video? I would happily do it at home if I had magnets around, but I don't. Sorry.
  - cthalupa 3y ago
    >Isn't that what we are seeing in the video? No. All of these videos show the same part of the flake being repelled by both sides of the magnet, as well as other videos showing that the sample does not attract.
    - david-gpu 3y ago
      > All of these videos show the same part of the flake being repelled by both sides of the magnet I'm afraid we are not seeing the same, then. In this [0] video I can clearly see a different corner of the flake being repelled at 2:07 ~ 2:13 versus 2:27 ~ 2:30. However, I agree that the other videos people like you have posted on this thread show materials that are not ferromagnetic. [0] https://targum.video/v/2023/8/1/2534a4408ccce9c13a811e94f16d1543/ https://targum.video/v/2023/8/1/2534a4408ccce9c13a811e94f16d...
      - cthalupa 3y ago
        That does not disprove my statement. As I noted in my more in-depth breakdown, compare 1:55 vs. 3:03 - you will see the same corner being lifted despite opposite sides of the magnet being used to lift it.

m3kw9 3y ago

A normal wouldn’t stand up like that with both polarity exposed to it. Try it with your toy set.

david-gpu 3y ago
Why would it not? If you bring the North pole of a big magnet, I would expect the South pole of the flake to be attracted to it, and the North pole to be repelled. When you flip the big magnet around and bring the South pole this time, I would expect the opposite. Isn't that what we are seeing in the video? I would happily do it at home if I had magnets around, but I don't. Sorry.
- cthalupa 3y ago
  >Isn't that what we are seeing in the video? No. All of these videos show the same part of the flake being repelled by both sides of the magnet, as well as other videos showing that the sample does not attract.
  - david-gpu 3y ago
    > All of these videos show the same part of the flake being repelled by both sides of the magnet I'm afraid we are not seeing the same, then. In this [0] video I can clearly see a different corner of the flake being repelled at 2:07 ~ 2:13 versus 2:27 ~ 2:30. However, I agree that the other videos people like you have posted on this thread show materials that are not ferromagnetic. [0] https://targum.video/v/2023/8/1/2534a4408ccce9c13a811e94f16d1543/ https://targum.video/v/2023/8/1/2534a4408ccce9c13a811e94f16d...
    - cthalupa 3y ago
      That does not disprove my statement. As I noted in my more in-depth breakdown, compare 1:55 vs. 3:03 - you will see the same corner being lifted despite opposite sides of the magnet being used to lift it.