Questions tagged [magnetism]
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Do vaccines cause people to become magnetic?
MSNBC news reports that some people are claiming that vaccines cause the body to become magnetic. (The report is disparaging about the claimants.)
There are video snippets from 0:39 to 1:43 of a Ohio ...
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Does orientation relative to the Earth's magnetic poles affect humans during sleep? [duplicate]
So generally in India they told you,
you should not put your head to the north and sleep.
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Suppose you are anemic and you go to your doctor what does your doctor prescribe for you?
Iron. ...
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Can magnets be used to clean laundry?
According to the Magnetic Laundry site, magnets can be used instead of detergent to clean laundry!
For a "scientific" explanation, their video states:
These magnets work at an atomic level to ...
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Is sleeping with your head pointed north dangerous? [duplicate]
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When we sleep in this position, iron from the whole body starts to congregate in our brain which can cause headache, Alzheimer’s Disease, ...
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Are permanent magnets harmful to people? [duplicate]
Some people who claimed to know things about human physiology and biology once told me that when held in a hand, a permanent magnet affects blood cells (specifically ferrum in them) and makes your ...
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Is this magnetically-controlled balls video fake?
This video shows a cool trick involving a powerful electromagnet and balls with controlled electromagnets inside them. The result looks very cool. According to the video, the balls are controlled by a ...
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Do magnetic water softeners work?
I'm extremely skeptical of the idea of magnetic water softeners (strong magnets attached to pipes), but desperately wish it were true because I hate lugging 40# bags of salt out to my well house in ...
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Does sleeping with our heads pointing towards north pose any health risks?
Does sleeping orientation (pointing one's head in a specific direction) has anything to do with any health problems(even minor ones)?
If Earth's magnetic field has any
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Do metal items stick magnetically to "Magnet Boy"?
In the past week or so there have been several news articles from major news sources including this one from CBS about a boy that has apparent magnetic powers (metal things stick to him).
Is it ...
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