Testing silver bar using Neodymium magnet

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  1. chimpanchu

    chimpanchu New Member

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    [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgSXg-WOEVY[/youtube]
     
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    That's so cool!
     
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    Very cool, that magnet has been pulled out of an old hard drive.
     
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    eddy currents
     
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    I don't think so, normal warnings are to keep magnets AWAY from disk drives and other magnetic media,
    If a normal Fridge magnet can corrupt your data, why would a extra strong magnet like this be in a hard drive. ?
     
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    thats great info .everytime i log on i learn something what a great site !
     
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    No, it may seem counter intuitive, but it is from a hard disk :)

    http://computer.howstuffworks.com/hard-disk.htm
     
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    I stand corrected - If I was in a bar and you made that statement I would have bet a few ounces of silver you were wrong.
    But just went and checked up - Seems they are inside hard drives
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zXLWWNzt4c
    I have a couple hard drives ready for the tip - Think I may pull them apart now.
     
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    Do so! Magnets are FUN!

    :)

    [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaXglgoF2eg[/youtube]
     
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    My loss I didn't tell you in a bar =)

    You can tell becuse it has a weird banana shape and you will see it appears to be made of two pieces, one is the magnet and the other is a bit of steel. The magnet would snap easily if it didn't have something to support it.
     
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