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You have to be careful with neodymium magnets, they are super strong, I use them in my woodworking for door catches, they line up door wonderfully and there's nothing in the way like with regular door catches. I use them to hang tools on the metal cabinets of my machinery, they're amazingly strong for their size. I've gotten a blood blister or two with them also.
GC
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
(January 22, 2015 at 3:16 pm)Exian Wrote: Awesome! Great ideas.
I've just noticed your profile says Ohio. I'm travelling there next week to Mount Vernon for 2 days, are there any local customs I should be aware of before I land?
If you have a sandbox for your kids, or even access to dry dirt, you can collect metal filings simply by rolling the magnets in the sand or dirt. That in itself is a kind of science experiment.
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god. If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.
(January 22, 2015 at 3:16 pm)Exian Wrote: Awesome! Great ideas.
I've just noticed your profile says Ohio. I'm travelling there next week to Mount Vernon for 2 days, are there any local customs I should be aware of before I land?
Oh cool! That's a few hours southwest of me, so I'm not sure about the local scene, and it's kind of hard to pin down any social norms around here, we sort of vary by personality. I tend to notice we're nice people, but may seem rude or mean due to our private nature, like not staring or invading bubbles and what not. I think we're similar to a lot of European countries in this way. But you may just as easily run into super friendly and talkative people.
Oh, we're very proud of our sports teams. You'll be close to Columbus, so brushing up on some Buckeye's knowledge couldn't hurt.
And it's pop, not soda! Lol
Sorry I couldn't be more help, it's sort of hard to be aware of these types of things when you're so used to them. I hope you enjoy you stay! Actually you should tell me what sort of things you find odd when you get back.
Take you daughter to a goth festival of some sort (I'm sure they have them). Wander about until you find a knot of unusually heavily pierced people. Throw a handful of the magnets into their midst, then lecture your daughter about the dangers of rapid blood loss.
Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
(January 22, 2015 at 6:25 am)Exian Wrote: So I want to set up some fun science experiments I could do with my daughter and I'm looking for some suggestions from all you smart people. I'm thinking of buying some ferrofluid, but I think that stuff works with common magnets. Any ideas?
Buy or find a small section of copper pipe and drop them though the hole.
January 22, 2015 at 8:13 pm (This post was last modified: January 22, 2015 at 8:16 pm by vorlon13.)
(January 22, 2015 at 3:16 pm)Exian Wrote: Awesome! Great ideas. I was thinking about the metal shavings thing but I couldn't figure a way to get the shavings. I don't have a bench grinder, but I'm pretty sure I have a few disc for the hand grinder left.
I just watched a video earlier of the contraption in that picture. These have pretty small holes, but I think I could find something small enough for the axle.
What happens with super cooled magnets? I know a heated magnet loses its magnetic properties, so my instinct is to guess it somehow gets stronger??
January 22, 2015 at 8:21 pm (This post was last modified: January 22, 2015 at 8:24 pm by Exian.)
(January 22, 2015 at 8:05 pm)Brakeman Wrote:
(January 22, 2015 at 6:25 am)Exian Wrote: So I want to set up some fun science experiments I could do with my daughter and I'm looking for some suggestions from all you smart people. I'm thinking of buying some ferrofluid, but I think that stuff works with common magnets. Any ideas?
Buy or find a small section of copper pipe and drop them though the hole.
These are fun..
Fucking brilliant, man. Thanks. The cd is particularly up my alley, fitting the "house hold items" category.
(January 22, 2015 at 8:02 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Take you daughter to a goth festival of some sort (I'm sure they have them). Wander about until you find a knot of unusually heavily pierced people. Throw a handful of the magnets into their midst, then lecture your daughter about the dangers of rapid blood loss.
Boru
Baaahahaha Not to mention the dangers of being a tool.
