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RE: Ok guys, here is my magnet thingy prototype...

I have rebuilt the ones I made so I can open them and switch the polarity of the magnets and test the results in sound. However I still plan more experimentation.

After many experiments, my results on my system are:
1. Magnets all need to be in the same direction of polarity.
2. The south pole end is the contact end.
3. On my system, these rules are a must.

The magnets will be very difficult to keep aligned as the poles of same likeness will be repulsed from each other and will want to push each other out to it's opposing pole.

To find the north pointing end of the magnet, tie a thin string in the middle of the magnet and let it float. The north end will point to the earth's magnetic North. Then mark with a marker or scratch tool the different poles. Once one is identified you can just match it up to the remaining.
Same poles are repulsed. Opposite poles are attracted.

Some interesting traits of magnets and metals are.
1. Stainless steel: has very low magnetism, depending on the mixture of metals.
2: Copper is non magnetic and in fact is almost the opposite of magnetism.
And exhibits a repulsion of magnets.
A fun experiment is to take a 1/2" tube of copper pipe and drop one of these magnets down it. See what happens. Don't ask me. Go look on U tube.



Edits: 09/30/21

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