| Magnetic forces are among the most potent
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| | As a result of this man's activities, an
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| power sources in the known universe. And
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| | entire branch of charlatan-driven
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| just like the force of (1)gravity,
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| | 'medicine' arose. Magnets were said to be
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| magnetic forces are ever-present,
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| | able to cure anything, though their track
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| constantly at work, and they have a
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| | record in that arena was utterly
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| dramatic impact on our daily lives. In
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| | disastrous.
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| fact, were it not for magnetism and all
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| | Even today we are flooded with magical
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| of its inherent forces, our species would
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| | and mystical cures based on magnetism.
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| not (could not) exist on this planet.
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| | Unfortunately, they do not bear up well
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| We owe our existence to magnetism
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| | under scientific inspection, or even
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| At the center of our small solar system
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| | close scrutiny. But there are some
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| resides a massive nuclear power plant. We
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| | amazing applications of magnetism in
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| call it the Sun. It is a rather puny,
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| | modern medicine. The most commonly known
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| mediocre star - as stars go. Still, its
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| | implementation of magnetism is surely MRI
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| constant, countless nuclear explosions
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| | (magnetic resonance imaging), which
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| create unimaginable forces, one of which
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| | allows physicians to see incredibly
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| is referred to as the 'solar winds.' By
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| | clear, quasi-3D images of the inner
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| the time these radiation-laden solar
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| | workings of the human body - and without
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| winds reach Earth, they are still
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| | radiation.
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| hundreds of thousands of degrees, and
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| | The uses and applications of magnetism
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| traveling at about 1,000,000 miles per
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| | are constantly growing, and constantly
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| hour. Yes - that's one MILLION miles per
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| | yielding some amazing products and tools.
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| hour. That equates to about 16,666 miles
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| | The hard drive in your computer uses
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| per minute, or 278 miles per second. Were
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| | magnetism to write and read your files.
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| it not for the Earth's natural magnetism,
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| | Magnetism is responsible for the electric
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| and massive magnetic field, the solar
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| | motors that run everything from your
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| winds would course unimpeded over the
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| | car's windshield wipers to your office
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| planet's surface. Remove the Earth's
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| | escalator. Magnetism is used to
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| magnetism and our beautiful blue planet
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| | manufacture traffic light signal
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| would instantly become an uninhabitable
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| | changers, such as the industry pioneering
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| place teeming with intense radiation,
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| | Signal Sorcerer - legally used worldwide
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| unbelievable winds, and temperatures
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| | on vehicles to trigger traffic signals.
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| capable of melting or disintegrating
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| | Magnetism keeps your kitchen cabinets
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| almost everything.
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| | closed, and tells your icemaker when to
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| Magnetism was one of the first
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| | refill. Magnetic locks are famous for
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| controllable power sources that man
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| | being secure, and magnetic sensors called
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| became aware of. Then, only naturally
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| | "inductive loops" sense everything from
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| occurring magnets were present in the
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| | baskets of goods in automated packing
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| form of (2)lodestone. And while it is
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| | systems, to traffic waiting at
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| clear that humans became aware of
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| | intersections.
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| magnetism thousands of years ago, it was
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| | Magnetic magic
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| not until much more recently that the
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| | There are places in the world where small
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| powers were implemented for the benefit
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| | hills have large magnetite deposits in
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| of the species. Save for folklore-based
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| | them - towards the top. This means that
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| applications, the first known practical
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| | when iron is placed at the bottom of the
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| use of magnetism was in the making of the
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| | hills or inclines, it will 'defy' gravity
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| compass - an invention of the Chinese in
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| | and move upward! One such hill in Mexico
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| the 12th century AD.
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| | is said to be able to pull a small car up
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| An early application of magnetism
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| | the hill in direct defiance of the Big G.
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| The Chinese used lodestones as early as
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| | Needless to say, great legends have
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| the 4th century AD in a divination ritual
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| | arisen over time about these inclines.
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| called "Geomancy." Geomancy, which is
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| | The most famous magnetic magic of all is
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| believed to be of Arabic origin, is about
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| | the Aurora Borealis - aka the Northern
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| 'reading' various natural markings on the
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| | Lights. Under specific conditions, at the
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| ground, or by having someone throw dirt
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| | ends of the earth's magnetic field, one
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| in the air, and then reading the 'signs'
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| | can observe the solar winds passing
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| created by the pattern of the dirt after
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| | overhead in a brilliant display of color
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| it falls to the ground. There are
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| | and light. These openings in the earth's
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| absolute ties between Geomancy and
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| | magnetic field can also be deadly.
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| various religious belief structures. By
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| | Records have shown that people, and
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| using lodestones in the practice of
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| | perhaps even small villages have been
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| Geomancy, the Chinese were able to create
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| | sucked up into space by these amazingly
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| exciting, unique readable patterns that
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| | beautiful, unbelievably powerful natural
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| were unmatched by any other civilization
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| | phenomenon.
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| of the era. Part of the allure of this
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| | Magnetism and transportation
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| practice in China was the fact that the
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| | Magnetism plays such a huge part in the
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| dirt could move 'on its own,' even after
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| | world of transportation that it's hard to
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| it had hit the ground. Subtle shifts in
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| | know which things to mention. Magnets are
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| gentle winds, or small vibrations on the
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| | used throughout vehicles nowadays. Of
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| ground were enough to cause the
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| | course they run all the electric motors
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| stationery dirt to move - right in front
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| | that control windshield wipers, fans,
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| of the eyes of believers.
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| | etc. They also are used to control
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| Prehistoric navigation with magnetism
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| | sensors in transmissions, gearboxes,
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| There is bacterium that is composed of
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| | shifters, fuel systems, and more.
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| single pieces of magnetite that form a
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| | Motorcycles, mopeds, and smaller vehicles
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| string inside of its microscopic-sized
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| | have benefited greatly from the newest
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| body. It is actually a "living magnet" as
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| | applications of magnets. One giant leap
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| the majority of its bulk is comprised of
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| | for automotive technology has been the
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| the magnetite pieces. The creation of
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| | invention of magnetic oil filtration
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| minerals inside of living organisms is
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| | systems such as the universal fit Engine
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| not uncommon. The teeth and bones of
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| | Sentry. These little spheres drop into
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| humans, for example, are minerals formed
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| | your disposable oil filter, and using the
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| by, and inside of, living tissues. These
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| | immutable forces of magnetics, provide a
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| have only recently been discovered, and
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| | wealth of benefits - starting with 2-5
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| it took an electron microscope set at
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| | TIMES the engine life. It's simple,
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| 100,000x to see the miniscule magnetite
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| | really. The abrasive particles of steel
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| chains. Many animals, including humans,
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| | that wear engines down, rob them of
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| have similar magnetic components. It is
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| | power, and are way too small for
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| widely believed that because some animals
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| | conventional oil filters to seine out,
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| are clearly using magnetism for their
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| | are effectively plucked from the
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| navigation, such as the notorious homing
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| | re-circulating oil. And let us not forget
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| pigeons, that magnetic tissues and
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| | about all those tiny specialty magnets
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| minerals exist for the host's
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| | that are at the hearts of all the
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| navigational purposes. Recently, some
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| | computer technology inside of our modern
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| researchers have started to think it's
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| | vehicles. No doubt, magnetism has made an
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| there for much more than just helping us
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| | indelible and eminently worthwhile mark
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| find north. It is quite possible that
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| | on automotive technology.
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| magnetism, for example, guides the
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| | The future of magnetism in the world
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| directional growth and strength of bones
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| | The sky's the limit – really! It
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| in humans. In humans, by the way, these
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| | has been proffered that if a perpetual
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| tiny living magnetic systems are in our
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| | motion machine is possible, it will run
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| brains - and maybe in other places as
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| | on magnetism. And there is some extremely
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| well.
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| | promising research which implements
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| Oddly, humans still don't really know how
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| | magnetism to drive starships. It's an
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| magnetism works - anymore than we know
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| | incredible concept that seems to only
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| how gravity works. We have equations to
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| | require some creative engineering.
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| express both, and rules to follow
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| | Magnets are awesome sources of power that
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| regarding both - but we really don't know
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| | have unbelievably long lives. If you go
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| how they work. It was not until the
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| | to your local hardware store and buy a
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| mid-20th century that man actually
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| | small ceramic magnet, it will likely
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| started to get a solid understanding of
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| | retain its power for something like
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| the rules of magnetism, and ways to
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| | 10,000 years. AND if you break it in
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| implement it. In 1950, the average
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| | half, each half is just as powerful as
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| American household had fewer than five
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| | the other - though the poles will
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| magnets employed. By the end of the
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| | instantly reverse on both pieces.
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| century, the average household employed
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| | Magnetism is interesting and amazing. It
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| hundreds of magnets. They are everywhere
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| | drives and improves our lives in ways
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| in our culture today - controlling and
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| | most people never even know. It saves
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| powering and amazing.
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| | lives, keeps our foods cold, or cooks
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| Magnetism and marriage
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| | them, protects our fragile planet, and
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| It was once believed, and not that long
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| | someday, may be the source of power that
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| ago, that if you placed a piece of
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| | drives vast fleets of interstellar
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| lodestone under the pillow of your spouse
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| | vehicles through space - on trade and
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| while they slept, in the morning, they
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| | discovery missions to other worlds. Beam
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| would voluntarily tell all about their
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| | me up, Scotty!
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| illicit, extra-marital affairs. They say
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| | (1) Early man actually engaged the force
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| all folklore has a basis in fact - one's
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| | of gravity in a number of ways. One way
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| mind boggles at contemplating how this
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| | he engaged it was to drive large animals
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| one got started...
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| | over cliffs to kill them, instead of
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| Magnetism and medicine
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| | risking injury in a direct confrontation.
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| Late 1700's, a Frenchman named Franz
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| | Also, a rock or log rolled down a hill,
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| Anton (3)Mesmer announced that he had
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| | courtesy of gravity, makes and excellent
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| discovered "animal magnetism." But not
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| | defensive weapon.
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| the way we use it colloquially - meaning
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| | (2) Also spelled "loadstone." Herein
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| when one person attracts another. Franz
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| | referring to: oxide Fe3 O4 - the mineral
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| Anton Mesmer believed the magnetism of
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| | form of iron known as "magnetite."
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| the earth flowed around and through
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| | (3) Franz Mesmer's actions did have one
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| people. If it flowed correctly, you were
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| | good effect. Because of his readings
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| healthy. If it didn't, you got sick. He
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| | about the works of Mesmer, a physician
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| treated people by rubbing them with
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| | named James Braid pioneered hypnosis in
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| magnets. He held "séances," during which
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| | 1842. This is largely why some people
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| the participants sat around a vat of
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| | still interchange (incorrectly) the words
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| sulfuric acid (H2 SO4) holding lengths of
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| | "hypnosis" and "Mesmerize.
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| iron. It was said they were "Mesmerized."
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