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I lived in a rural area growing up and it was not uncommon to come across the cow magnets in fields, sides-of-road, and so on. I think I still have a couple of
by Wistar 2y ago
I lived in a rural area growing up and it was not uncommon to come across the cow magnets in fields, sides-of-road, and so on. I think I still have a couple of them stowed away somewhere in my pack-ratty shelves. I recall that they were not very strong magnets.
- zikduruqe 2y agoI used to play with them like Rattle Magnets. https://www.poundfun.com/cdn/shop/files/RattleMagnets.png?v=1690452035 https://www.poundfun.com/cdn/shop/files/RattleMagnets.png?v=... They weren't as fun, but same principle.
- rlonstein 2y agoA great-uncle had a dairy farm. We played with the magnets too.
- ortusdux 2y agoMy local co-op had them as impulse items at the checkstand. I seem to remember them costing as much as a candy bar, and my parents giving in and getting me a few. IIRC, they were slightly stronger than ceramic magnets, and much less brittle.
- lardo 2y agoSome of my fondest childhood memories are summer visits to my great uncles farm. Playing with a cow magnet in the dirt under the bench grinder in the tractor barn is one of them. I remember them being strong, but I was 10.
- 542458 2y ago> I recall that they were not very strong magnets. I have one on my desk right now, and it’s pretty strong! They’re historically made from Alnico alloys, which were the strongest type of permanent magnet until rare earth magnets were discovered.