[meteorite-list] Some of you may have a free rare earth magnet

From: mark ford <markf_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Aug 17 03:56:38 2005
Message-ID: <6CE3EEEFE92F4B4085B0E086B2941B313B30AD_at_s-southern01.s-southern.com>

Yeah, I know from experience about never keeping a magnet in your
wallet!

This got me thinking, what about converting one of those credit card
torches into a pocket electromagnet? by replacing the LED with a small
coil of wire covered in epoxy glue, Just a thought - then you have a
pocket magnet that won't affect compasses or credit cards! - Since you
can turn it off.

Best
Mark Ford



-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Knudson [mailto:peregrineflier_at_npgcable.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 1:24 AM
To: cynapse_at_charter.net; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Some of you may have a free rare earth
magnet

Darren Garrison wrote;

" If you have any AOL packages like this, it would be a nice little
freebie
to keep inside your wallet or something in case you might happen to need
it."

If you do not like your credit cards, driver licenses or any other cards
that have the black strips on the back you could keep a strong magnet in
your wallet. But, if you like them, do not keep a strong magnet anywhere
near them, or they will not work next time you want to use it! : )

Thanks, Tom
peregrineflier <><

----- Original Message -----
From: "Darren Garrison" <cynapse_at_charter.net>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 5:24 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Some of you may have a free rare earth magnet


I thought that this might be of interest to some of you because of
magnets
being used as a
diagnostic tool in identifying meteorites.

There is a type of AOL disc packaging that is a bulky square cardboard
and
plastic clamshell box.
The two cardboard flaps snap together magneticly. I had a couple of
them
and was mildly curious to
see what kind of magnets were inside (I assumed that it would be those
weak,
flexible magnets that
are sold in rolls in craft stores). But what was inside is a very tiny
but
very strong (for the
size) coated rare earth magnet-- possibly a Neodymium one. If you have
any
AOL packages like this,
it would be a nice little freebie to keep inside your wallet or
something in
case you might happen
to need it.

Photo:

http://webpages.charter.net/garrison6328/tiny_magnet.jpg
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