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dusty

dusty

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Hi everyone,

Recently I've been fascinated with magnets, and have just been looking into the possibilities of creating a monopole magnet.
It seems such a thing cant really be made for all sorts of very sensible reasons, but there are some ways perhaps, of kinda faking one.
http://gyroscope.com/d.asp?product=HALBACH1

Anyway whilst searching around the web I came across this interesting though "speculative" article regarding ideas for a field resonance propulsion system. It's quite long but is not too heavy going, even for me, so I thought I would share.

http://keelynet.com/energy/holt1.htm

Mark
 
i too am a member of the "rattlesnake magnet" club. not a severe as that guy tho!
the place where i buy magnets makes you sign a release form if you buy magnets that are that strong. my "rare earth" magnets have drawn my blood on more than one occasion.
 
dusty said:
Thanks for the tip. :D

Mark
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lol!very good Mark :D
I was amazed at how well it's healed though!, I didn't expect him to have been able to grow his nail back! and I expected it to look more deformed on healing.

Great post Skunkape!:D
 
skunkape said:
Careful you don't mash a finger.

http://www.magnetnerd.com/Neodymium%20Magnets/Dirks%20Accident.htm
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I didn't click on it, but I know exactly what photo that is.. :eek:

I make bass pickups that use neodymium magnets. I use fairly small magnets, like 1/4" x 1", and they can really hurt you! They pinch really hard. They can also go flying across the table at each other and shatter in a bunch of sharp shards!

They are really cool, but almost too strong to play with! I'd stick to ceramic magnets from Radio Shack just to have fun.

Magnets are cool though... Think about what they are doing. Electrical fields and magnetic fields are two aspects of the same phenomenon. Every electrical field have a corresponding magnetic field.

So a permanent magnet basically has a limitless supply of electrical current. From out of nowhere! Actually it's from the atomic spin, having all the atoms aligned. And it's "virtual" photons that communicate the magnetic field.

Edward Leedskalnin, who claims to have built the Coral Castle single handedly has stated that science was all wrong, and that everything was a magnet (or a series of magnets inside matter, moving through space, which then produces measurable reality).

Was he right? Who knows. But magnets really are freaky, and I think we might tap into that energy source in the future.

A monopole magnet wouldn't be very useful as it would have only one pole... so where is the flux going to flow to? Think of a battery with only the (+) connection!
 
DavidRavenMoon said:
Magnets are cool though... Think about what they are doing. Electrical fields and magnetic fields are two aspects of the same phenomenon. Every electrical field have a corresponding magnetic field.

So a permanent magnet basically has a limitless supply of electrical current. From out of nowhere! Actually it's from the atomic spin, having all the atoms aligned. And it's "virtual" photons that communicate the magnetic field.

Edward Leedskalnin, who claims to have built the Coral Castle single handedly has stated that science was all wrong, and that everything was a magnet (or a series of magnets inside matter, moving through space, which then produces measurable reality).

Was he right? Who knows. But magnets really are freaky, and I think we might tap into that energy source in the future.
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I agree.

I think anybody who has thought about it HAS to conclude that gravity uses these forces in some way. I just wish we could fully understand how all of this works.

Very cool subject to ponder.
 
A massive bronze sculpture just crushed my right index finger on thurs.
(see Brkn Fingr post on this forum.

I feel for this guy. my middle digit is fucked. I'll never be able to play bass the same again. Medically speaking it's a middle phalanx articular fracture.
A life-size foal (baby horse) of bronze outer panels and a stainless interior structure weighing about 250 lbs decided to 'buck' the overhead crane I had it on and crash down onto the joint behind the one this guy wrecked.

Funny, that I've been researching magnets for a kinetic sculpture I want to make.

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DavidRavenMoon said:
Edward Leedskalnin, who claims to have built the Coral Castle single handedly has stated that science was all wrong, and that everything was a magnet (or a series of magnets inside matter, moving through space, which then produces measurable reality).

Was he right? Who knows. But magnets really are freaky, and I think we might tap into that energy source in the future.

A monopole magnet wouldn't be very useful as it would have only one pole... so where is the flux going to flow to? Think of a battery with only the (+) connection!
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Hi David,

You obviously have a much better idea of how and why magnets work, so I have a question with regard to monopoles.

What would be the result of sticking together enough, let's say 3 inch long by one eighth inch, at the thick end, tapering to a pointcone like magnets together. Obviously having to force together and individually stick each one. To create a sphere. I read this somewhere and cant recall what the outcome would be.

I was imagining having a sphere that would levitate on a base with the same polarity.
And no I didn't study physics :)

Also with regard to what you mentioned about everything being like a magnet. Check this out, yes the frog was fine after the experiment.

http://www.hfml.ru.nl/levitation-movies.html


Mark
 
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Now, with the bonded magnet method it is processed by a rapid solidification technique. Then the sintered magnets are processed from pulverized ingot which enables the powder to develop blocks. Then the (link removed) heats them up prior to shaping and packaging them for their customers. Then the surface that is treated is magnetized. This particular method is common in both China and Japan. The melt spinning method is used for the bonded magnets in a mixture of the three alloys.
The spinning method for the thin segments of the alloy consists of a ribbon that is pulverized prior to being mixed with the polymer -- this consists of a method of either compression or injection molding.

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jackboed said:
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Now, with the bonded magnet method it is processed by a rapid solidification technique. Then the sintered magnets are processed from pulverized ingot which enables the powder to develop blocks. Then the (link removed) heats them up prior to shaping and packaging them for their customers. Then the surface that is treated is magnetized. This particular method is common in both China and Japan. The melt spinning method is used for the bonded magnets in a mixture of the three alloys.
The spinning method for the thin segments of the alloy consists of a ribbon that is pulverized prior to being mixed with the polymer -- this consists of a method of either compression or injection molding.
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You will find that today's technology counts on the development of the neodymium magnet. It is needed for the following technologies: Medical equipment Computers Telephones Vehicles Entertainment systems, Videos and more. These magnets are often found in many of the household products that we use and professional electronics used in hospitals and the auto industry.
 
I like magnets too. I have lots of them. I had to sign a release form to purchase one of them. They can bite hard enough to make you bleed. Trust me on this.
 
thefoundryman said:
You guys ever seen the Searle Effect Generator. This guy built a UFO with magnets.
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I don't think that he ever really did. I've been following what is happening with Searle over the years and guess what ... nothing has come out of it. He supposedly built a model with his special magnets back in the 50s or early 60s and it flew off during a test never to be seen again.
 
pixelsmith said:
jackboed got banned for posting about magnets?
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Magnets are a forbidden topic on the forums, since as indicated by the ICP, we don't know how they work :)

In all seriousness, it was a SPAM account with a link to a website selling new age magnets in the signature. They normally never post anything.
 
Angel of Ioren said:
Magnets are a forbidden topic on the forums, since as indicated by the ICP, we don't know how they work :)

In all seriousness, it was a SPAM account with a link to a website selling new age magnets in the signature. They normally never post anything.
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Oh I see. Thanks.
Magnets are pretty cool. I have two that will crush your finger if caught between them.
 
pixelsmith said:
Oh I see. Thanks.
Magnets are pretty cool. I have two that will crush your finger if caught between them.
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I remember getting a magnet set for Christmas one year - funny enough, and significant for me I guess (since I'm a video game nerd), it was the same day I played Super Mario Bros. on the NES for the first time. It was two years before I got my own NES, but at least i had magnets to play with.
 
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