do u know how refrigerator magnets work?

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n0b7e

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Thanks a lot Wedesdo.. by any chance would you know how the inside of a refrigerator magnet is shaped?
 

Pretender

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The electron quarks from the tri-dilithium crystals formed by the condensation in the cold environment of the refridgerator prevent the iron magneto atoms from bonding to the inside walls of a fridge. The outside, however, isn't affected by this condensation, and the magneto atoms can form a quantum tunneling link to the outside of the fridge, thus holding the magnet up.

I suggest you dumb down some of the words if you decide to hand this in to your physics teacher, he may think you were cheating.
 

Wedesdo

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it's simply plastic mixed with little round magnet pieces. just think of your regular magnet (you know, the kind in shower curtains), make them really small, have them all face the same direction, and mix alot of them with plastic
 

n0b7e

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Wedesdo is your answer the same as Pretenders? You both seem to have described it differently on why one side sticks and the other doesn't.
 

ThisIsMatt

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n0b7e - first I'd just like to say that I'm cutting into valueable study time to post this :)

Secondly - You're kidding me, right? No one in this thread has posted anything semi-intelligent except for Wedesdo. I would lean toward his answer. As for the shape, I don't know - I would say that they are ground up most likely, I mean if you tear one apart there aren't any balls or anything inside...
 

n0b7e

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lol is there such thing as "tri-dilithium" crystals? BTW Harvery's answer is the same as Pretenders except with less of the biggy words...

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question of the night - what is the shape of the inside in a refrigerator magnet?
 

ThisIsMatt

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No, they're all talking out of their a$$es, it's a common thing around here. I suggest you edit your post to indicate/make it clear that you are talking about the PLASTIC-y type of magnets, and not standard magnets glued to a piece of trash art to stick on the fridge...
 

n0b7e

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well everyone except Wedesdo, Harvery, and Pretender all gave me bullsh!t. I know that. But Wed, Harvey, and Pretender all seemed to have given me the same answer just different wording.
 

littleprince

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Harvey's answer is way better.
Harvery said
"Actually, refrigerator magnets aren't magnets, at all. They're cold seeking osculators. When they sense cold on the other side of the refrigerator door, they suck real hard to try to get through it. Good thing refrigerator doors are made of steel. "

its more accurate, I would go with this one to maxamize marks.

The reason only one side sticks, is because the cold seeking osculators are located in a vary narrow band of the "fridge magnet". ie. in a few microns width in the center of the magnet. the side that sticks to the fridge is sand blasted smooth, so it sticks will to the fridge, this is why the sometimes dont stick to low quality fridges that have rough surfaces, because there is not enough surface contact.

the other side doesnt stick, because it is made to be rough... so that the plastic epoxy has something to stick to. otherwise the plastic would be too easy to peel off.

imagine a lawn, where the dirt are the cold seeking osculators, and the grass is the rough(hidden) side of the "fridge magnets" than if you look closely on a microscopic level, there is a large amount of seperation between the cold seeking osculators and there potential target. and unfortunately, it would be too expensive to make cold seeking osculators more powerfull.

that is the full answer to your problem.
in fact, you could just copy and paste it in to ms word, fix up the punctuation and change a couple words and hand it in!
 

littleprince

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just read pretenders, its also pretty gd,
its a more advanced version of mine.

if your in a high level class, say university/college, i would hand in pretenders. coz its more complete

if your in high school, use mine. or else your teachers might get suspicious and think you cheated
 

ThisIsMatt

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littleprince - I don't usually say this, but shut the f up, okay?

n0b7e - don't believe any of this crap man, they're full of §h¡?. Fridge magnets do have magnet material in them one way or another. Obviously you can dis-prove this stupid confabulation by warming up a piece of steel and putting the magnet to it...
 

n0b7e

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well im not a dumbass so they wouln't accuse me of cheating, besides, i always use Word's thesaurus to make my work seem more intelligent then it reall is.

What f'n difference does it make how old i am? You guess my age, keep it to yourself, and just pretend im 15 or 25 or whatever you want it to be. Howse that?
 

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<< well im not a dumbass so they wouln't accuse me of cheating, besides, i always use Word's thesaurus to make my work seem more intelligent then it reall is.

What f'n difference does it make how old i am? You guess my age, keep it to yourself, and just pretend im 15 or 25 or whatever you want it to be. Howse that?
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Well, because it is very obvious that you have not payed attentio in class. You have alot of study skillz you learn if your starting out in college.

Using the thesaurus is good, but any teacher will be able to pick out what your doing...


Or, your simply a real good fake. :)


 

n0b7e

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Anyway im sorry for getting out of hand. I searched online for over an hour instead of studying for something else. I really needed this extra credit... thanks Pretender, Wed, Harvery, and Prince for your help. I think i understand it now thanks to Harvery's explanation and Prince's example [which i copy n pasted right into Word]. This was actually worth 3 points onto my final grade, but if i made this look like a serious assignment people would most likely tell me to do my own work, and maybe their right. Anyway, thanks a lot. I'm still tryin to figure out what the inside of a ref. magnet looks like.

Its amazing how many fridge magnet fan sites there are but not one site explains how these damn things work.
 

ThisIsMatt

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n0b7e - some advice before I get outta here...

Everyone on this board is at least one of the following, if not many or all:
A closet psychologist.
A closet mathematician.
A closet physicist.
A closet computer programmer.
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The list goes on.

Hey, I can't claim I haven't been one either...just don't take everything you read so seriously, and you'll soon learn who are the &quot;special&quot; ones to especially not take seriously...
 

littleprince

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ThisisMatt:
i dont see your answer here.
your not helping much either than are you.
if you have a problem with me you can pm me.
not like i care if you do
 

HansHurt

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Its amazing how many fridge magnet fan sites there are but not one site explains how these damn things work

Yea, that's true



ATOT has sunk to a new low in shaming this poor guy who just joined, and asked a question...granted some of the responses were funny initially, but after that it was just rude.
 

ThisIsMatt

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littleprince - what are you talking about? At least I'm not telling the poor guy crap answers, so yes I do have a problem with you and I think it warrants being said in the thread.

n0b7e - forget I said anything, you're not listening except to the BS.
 

n0b7e

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Matt i know what you mean, but im desperate for an answer right now and maybe this whole thread was full of sh!t but right now i dont have time to evaluate their answers, ill just go with Harvey since it seems to make more sense. I really dont care for magnets, and this is my last year in physics, i just need to pass with a A or atleast B, and hopefully some of the info i got here will help me get that extra-credit.
 

ThisIsMatt

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littleprince - oh, and I did give my answer, next time read first. It just so happens I concurred with wedesdo.
 

ThisIsMatt

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n0b7e - and I'm telling you, go with WEDESDO's answer, the others are just going to get you laughed out of class.
 

n0b7e

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man what f#ckin low lives exist on this forum... it was funny in the beginning but give it a break, i asked one question and ended up with a huge thread with dumbasses competing for who can bullsh!t the most....

anyway i decided to just take matt's advice and go with Wed's explanation, i doubt i can get any credit for it but atleast its not as idiotic as the other ones.