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Old 05-02-2003, 06:03 PM
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When a magnet is originally magnatized, all of the electrons in the metal are put into a miniature military formation with all of the north and south poles pointing in the same directions. When you drop it, or give it a good enough wack, the electrons become jumbled again and the magnetic field is gone.
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