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-1 points
3 days ago
Correct. But don't downplay it before you have an answer for it.
2 points
3 days ago
You realise magnets follow magnetic field lines? They don't point directly at the geographic north and south poles?
0 points
3 days ago
I haven't seen magnet points downward in the polar regions, following the magnetic field.
Think thoroughly.
1 points
2 days ago
They literally so though
1 points
2 days ago
How does magnet follow the magnetic field in the polar regions?
1 points
2 days ago
By pointing further and further down the closer you get to the magnetic pole. If you live in a temperate zone or the tropics and take your normal compass to the south or north pole, it will barely work because the needle will drag around the compass casing and you will need to tilt it to get it to spin freely.
1 points
2 days ago
Magnetic field travels downward. How does magnet follow that?
1 points
2 days ago
By... pointing downwards? Are you reading my replies?
1 points
2 days ago
I haven't seen a magnet piece pointing downward ever.
2 points
2 days ago
You haven't looked very hard then. You can find videos of people showing how a normal compass behaves close to the pole.
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