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by egglemonsoup · Oct 30, 2026 · 3 points
>one of the magnets broke off the screen I had a similar event (but only once) supporting university labs: one of those four "alignment pins" broke off; but they're not necessar…
by ProllyInfamous · Oct 28, 2026
Hmm scary yes but it works fine though in 2 cases one of the magnets broke off the screen. It wasn't a big deal though because there were enough left to keep it together firmly.…
by wolvoleo · Oct 28, 2026
>You just take a suction cup and clip the screen off. Having done this dozens-of-times, each attempt remains scary. Reattaching the glass, the magnets flex the pane incomprehens…
by ProllyInfamous · Oct 28, 2026
I've heard every counterargument a million times at this point. And they fall into one of two buckets: 1. Stars do it. Yes. But stars also have size and gravity, something no nu…
by jmyeet · Oct 27, 2026
In the summer of 1989, I had completed all my work for my BS-CS degree, and was waiting for the University to give me a diploma. I took a summer internship at Imprimis (later bo…
by bradknowles · Oct 27, 2026
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A magnet is a material or object that produces a magnetic field. This magnetic field is invisible but is responsible for the most notable property of a magnet: a force that pulls on other ferromagnetic materials, such as iron, steel, nickel, cobalt, etc. and attracts or repels other magnets. Read more on Wikipedia