• idunnololz@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    It’s actually a common misconception that magnets always attract metal. This misconception was popularized by people joking that magnets are magic. In reality, magnets attract because they have magnetions in them. These magnetions allow them to attract things like metal but a little bit is used up each time. Eventually once the magnet’s magnetions have been depleted, the magnet turns back into a newt and goes home to recharge.