Magnets are Magic!
February 12, 2025 • EPISODE 252
Get ready for a magnetic adventure! In this episode of Science LIVE, Roger Billings explores the fascinating science behind magnets, demonstrating their magical properties and real-world applications. From the basics of magnetism to how it powers modern technology, discover why magnets are far more than just a fun science experiment.
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Wow! Magnets are so cool!
The experiments you guys do are always so cool!
Love how you can use magnets in tiny unimportant situations and huge life changing situations!
Magnets are so cool. I have always been inerested in them and how they work
How does slime stick to magnets?
This experiment is so cool, we use magnets a lot at home so I never really think deeply on them but they really are magic!
they really are magic
Its so fascinating how magnets work! LOVED the expirement!
That card trick was so cool!
I learned so much. I did not know how cool and magical magnets are!
I wonder what inspired him. If I ever tried to make a magnet, I think I wouldn’t have the patience.
I remember my elementary school teacher using magnets and iron filings and doing some pretty neat things with them.
It’s amazing how magnets work!
Enjoyed learning more about magnets. I have always enjoyed them.
Wow that’s so cool 🤩
I like the connection between magnets and its protectiveness against the sun. I think this lesson is so important as it something we all expedience daily – the magnetic field around the earth – but since we don’t see it it is easy to forget. ..
so I really enjoyed this lesson because it makes a lot of sense in my daily life!
The experiment was really interesting, I liked it a lot.
My dad uses magnets for retreiving hard to reach hardware, he is a mechanic
I like the breakthrough sections because they go back to explain how things and ideas began.
Wow magnets are really cool and I love them
Faradays invention was such a creative and brilliant thing to do!
I love Magnets, they are so interesting and cool!
I remember when I was a kid I would try to stick the same side a magnet together and it wouldn’t work now, I know that was because they have N and S poles, and opposite poles attract. i also really liked the demonstrations with the boxes.
Prepetual motion
Magnets are so cool.
The car experiment was very interesting! I love all the examples we were given.
Magnets are really interesting, they almost always seem like magic!
I love magnets, they seem pretty cool.
Wow, I can’t believe magnets can do that!
I 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕 magnets!
I love magnets, they are fun to play with!
I love magnets! They’re so cool and awesome!
I love science and magnets
Magnets are so cool.
Wow! It’s crazy to this about the way magnets work, I used to just think they were magic!
Magnets do a lot more than we realize.
Magnets are very powerful especially with the magnetic field all around
i actually really like magnets surprisingly
When i learned compasses were magnetic i was surprised.
Magnets are really interesting, my favorite part of the video was the part with the boxes and testing to see what is inside.
I liked the car experiment a lot
I remember learning about how compasses were magnetic in a show I watched
I enjoy “not playing” with magnets too Mr.R. I like it when they repeal each other.
Magnets are so interesting
Magnets are cool!!
Magic magnets lol
I love building with magnetic tiles
I love magic
i love magnets
The car experiment was cool!
It’s interesting and funny
Magnets are so interesting, you don’t even realize some things are until they’re stuck together.
Enjoying learning about magnets and how cool they are
Magnets are really magic
Love the card trick very cool
I never new compasses are magnetic
this is so cool love this
When I was a kid, I used to play with those wooden magnetic train sets. I never understood why they worked the way they did until now. Thank you for this insight.
Magnants are one of my favorite things to play with.
Very interesting to learn about magnets.
How magnets work is really interesting!
Magnets are a really interesting and it’s important to us.
That’s how alternator provides electricity to car accessories and charge the battery.
Magnets are so interesting! How cool is the magnetic field!
I think it was cool that you could determine the orientation of the magnet without looking at it
magnets are so much fun!
Magnets are so cool because they can repel and attract. But I also learned that if you cut a magnet in half it will still have a N and a S.
I learned with magnets is that Magnets produce a magnetic field that attracts or repels certain metals. They have north and south poles, opposite poles attract. Magnets are natural, permanent, or electromagnets, used in motors, compasses, and technology.
I always was so confused as a kid when the magnets would push away from each other until I learned I was trying to connect two positive or two negatives
I had no idea that magnets could be magic that is so cool. Your magic tricks are so awesome I wish I could do those tricks.
i like magnets
Magnets are really mysterious since they also come from space, rocks from space as magnets.
MAGNETS ARE SO COOL!!!!
Magnets ARE magic
I love magnets! The way they work is so interesting
Magnets are so cool!
Magnets are interesting 🤔
Magnets are super interesting to me
Magnets are so cool
Magnets are so interesting how they react to line up or push away.Mysterious white boxes were so fun to experiment with.
I love learning about magnets its such a interesting topic to talk about!
The extent of what magnets are capable of is incredibly fascinating.
This had me quite interested in magnets and how they work.
Learning about magnets is always very cool
I like 3d printing with magnets
I’ve always loved learning about magnets!
So a magnet and a wire can control a compass?
Why do magnets attract. Very interesting.
I’ve always wondered about magnets!
Im learning about about magentic energy and I think it so cool. I am learning so much about it and I didnt know how much fun it could be.
Who made the first electric magnetic?
Very interesting live about the magnets
Why do magnets repel as well as attract?
What’s the biggest magnet you ever used?
its like magic
I remember trying to stick the same sides of magnets together as a child. I learned that it doesn’t work.
Magnet are really underated.
People just have these tools on their fridge.
this showed me how useful magnets are
Magnets are very intresting.
Nice magic trick
Magnets are so cool!
Magnets can truly be used in so many more aspects of life than I could have ever imagined!!! Wow!
Can you make a magnet electric ⚡️ car?🧲🧲🧲
Birds, sea turtles, and even some fish can sense Earth’s magnetic field to help them navigate long distances.
I didn’t realize how important magnets are
I love how they explained magnets
Magnets feel magic!
Magnets have so much uses
I never realized how important magnets are in day to day life and more!!
Wow, this has really made me discover how lucky we are to know all of this amazing knowledge!
Never in my life have I been so fascinated learning about magnets, thank you
I never realized magnets were so important and useful in our lives.
Your awesome Dr.B
Magnets are cool
How close can we get to the center of the North or South poles?
R-51 is so funny! and how he explains magnets in a comedic-friendly way!
it so super fun to see this
Magnets are alot more complex than I thought they were.
I am a big fan of David Copperfield! It was ironic you did a magic trick at the end of the video. I am wondering now if he used magnets in any of his levitation or if it was just an illusion. Perhaps he has a scientific background. I have watched all of his talent and believe you can apply science to perform magic. The other thought I had is why so many people are going off the grid and are concerned with the negative effects of EMF’s on the human body. I am going to study this more.
Will scientists continue to make bigger and bigger magnets as time goes on?
Magnets are neat
Magnets are so fascinating in my opinion there is so much that can be done with them.
My mom’s buying me magnets so I can research them. Magnets are fun!
This episode brings back so many memories when I was younger I used to play with magnets a lot.
Magnets are so interesting for something seemingly so simple
I learned so much about magnets!
I love them both, but learning magic is my favorite
Magnets are cool!
Loved the card trick.
I love the science behind magnets! They are so cool!
I never thought about the magnetic forces in the Earth until this video.
I thought it was really interesting learning about the Earth’s magnetic field and how it protects us.
I had no clue magnets were so magical!
Great presentation on magnets!
I’m glad my mom made the decision to enroll me in Acellus. I was diagnosed with high functioning Autism and I was having so much trouble in school. It was difficult for me to learn and I didnt feel comfortable. I’m doing so well now.
Magnets are cool!
I didn’t expect strawberries to have enough magnetic properties to float like magic, I learn something new with every video!
Magnets are super neat! There is so much you can do with them.
Magnets are fascinating. Thanks for the video.
WOWWW!!!! I didn’t think magnets could be so amazing.
Hey, learning about Magnets are cool. If there is a magnetic field on earth. I think there would be a way to levitate with magnets around the world. 🧲
Magnets are amazing. They really are magic.
Magnets are so interesting, but electromagnets are even cooler! I bet that some day, we might even make flying cars with electromagnets!
Magnets are so cool!
I never realized how important magnets are. So cool!
Magnets are so cool
That was awesome to learn about!
magnets are like magic
cool!
wow I learned so much about magnets!! 🙂
I think magnets are awesome
Is it possible to make a “Magnet Part” like a “Trampoline Park”?🤔🤔🤔🤔
Magnets can be very useful.
Magnets can be fun to play around with!
Thank you for this lesson. I learned so much about magnets. Poor R.51, he is so funny to watch!
wow
I love the science behind magnets, it truly is amazing. Have a great weekend!😜
Is the magnetic field the same around the entire earth?
This is so cool!!!
Thank you for this video!!
🧲🧲🧲🧲
WOAH!!
Its cool how there are different types of magnets
I think magnets are awesome!
It’s really interesting.
I like magnets even more now!!
magnets are very neat…
this video was cool 🙂
how strong can magnets get
R-51 got exposed.
Magnets are soo fascinating!
I really liked this one magnets are cool
I find a lot of fun playing with magnets
Magnets are so interesting, they really do have a big effect in life thank you.
Magnets are so cool and when you explain how they work, it seems so simple, but they are so complex that we only know a little bit about them. I hope that one day I will be able to levitate in the air just with magnets.
I enjoy learning how magnets work and watching tests that use magnets.
Love the video !,!!
Magnets have always been so interesting to me! Thank you for this cool video!
Magnets are so cool, I love this video!
What is the strongest magnet?
This was a very interesting subject
magnets are very cool
Has there ever been an instance where magnets have been created in a lab artifically?
Great video.
Is there such thing as perpetual motion by using magnets
I think magnets are cool.
I like magnets.
What is the strongest magnet ever on earth and what does it do?
Can a magnet ever lose its strength? what would cause that?
Magnets are interesting.
who came up with the idea?
It is was so good to watch, and it’s interesting. I never imagined magnets have effects in our lives
I love it
It’s really interesting that earth has a magnetic field that protects us. this was a really interesting video.
Magnetism is a very neat and interesting.
cool!
Omg, that’s really interesting
I learned that when you have two bar magnets you turn one bar magnet south and the other one north.
I learned that campuses wouldn’t work no matter how you turned it wouldn’t make a much difference but the biggest thing is the magnetic field protects us.
It was good.
Magnets seem like something so simple but theyre actually kind of complicated.
woww
nice!
I did not know as much about magnets until today.
Magnets are really fascinating!
Interesting
I love playing with magnets
the big robot that you have is so cool i was looking at them and i was wondering if you guys will make more
I love playing with my magnet blocks!
Very interesting……..
I enjoy playing with magnets and watching things move.
very interesting
Magnets are fun
I love watching these kinds of videos
I walked into a pole once 🙂 ouch
This is fun!
WOW THIS IS COOL
What is the weakest/smallest magnet?
Magnets are really fun to play with.
Fascinating how people with peanut allergies all across the world will be able to strengthen their resistance to peanuts allowing them to be safer in peanut exposed environments.
why is it important to learn about magnets?
Never knew magnets can be so interesting!
The evolution of magnets is amazing.
Its amazing how magnets work!
It’s so interesting how some things just come with nature! Especially how perplexed it makes people when we try to discover it lol. Some people really believe in perpetual motion, huh?
The accelus Gold Stor Just open and I am saving up for the varisoty jacket
I loved learning about magnets! Magnets are fascinating and fun to learn about!
i really enjoyed the live!
so interesting how magnets work and are built the way they are.
I learned so much about Faraday and magnets!
I loved every single episode of science live but for some reason, learning about magnets is one of the most interesting episodes you’ve done
I love magnets
I love watching this and learning!!!
What is the biggest magnet.
What is magnetism?
How quickly does a magnetic field deteriorate?
Nice video!
Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. very informative
why do magnets pull towards eachother
I remember learning about magnets in grade school but this was much more interesting
I have magnetic toys from Christmas!
My dad works with metal and is there any type of magnet that will stick to aluminum?
I love magnets they are so cool I have a lot of magnets at home.
how were magnets found?
I am really excited to learn more about magnets. 🧲
I have a peanut allergy! And many other food allergies. It isn’t easy.
Jadon
wow magnets are so cool
Dr. John’s lesson was very interesting!
wow so cool im so happy thanks
MANGNETS ARE AMAZING 🙂 😛 ^_^
i find it intresting how magnets with the same charge repel and opposies attract.
R-51 is so funny
This is crazy awesome stuff. I love to see it.
Magnets are cool
Wow this episode was really interesting!
Who created the strongest magnet?
How did they use magnets back then?
magnets are good
It’s wild to think how magnets help with many different functions and how its used for many things.
woww!
Awesome!
Nice card trick 🙂
Magnetism is pretty interesting! I wonder if we’re gonna figure out what causes it within my lifetime.
I think It’s either going to be an earth-shattering, revolutionary discovery, or it’s going to be really simple and one of those things where it’s like “Dude, how did we not figure that out like 3 decades ago??”.
Thank you!
amazing
Why would parts of the atmosphere get scattered into space if there was no magnetic field?
Why are magnets so strong?
R-51 is so magnetic!
Interesting how magnets affect our lives
What happens if we didnt have magnets anymore?
How much is it to make the machine.
I’ve always been curious about how magnets worked, but had never been able to get an answer that was easily understandable! Thank you for the live!
What is the strongest magnet?
How many magnets are there?
I love magnets they are so fun and exciting!
What creates the earth’s magnetic field?
Can magnetism be transferred from a magnet to a metal needle according to the magnet’s north and south poles?
Why are metals magnetic?
Very interesting always fascinated on how magnets work.
This is a really cool and interesting lesson.
Wow! This is so interesting!
cool to see magnets used in today’s technology and how magic like it looks but in the end its just science
Wow!
I would love to learn how you did that magic trick because it was so cool!
Woow
I once did a science project about magnets.
I use magnets all the time. I love hanging stuff on my fridge.
What happens if you cut a magnet in half?
This has been a super awesome video
Magnets are so interesting.
The way that the compasses followed the the magnet was so interesting.
I have always thought that a compass is so cool.
I never thought magnets could do so many different things and even kids could like them
i liked how you demonstrated the electric motor.
That white box bit was pretty cool! How does normal metal get attracted to magnets? And can you turn that same metal into a magnet?
If so now what’s the difference?
Awesome lesson
Thank you for the valuable information.
Magnets are incredible, if I had a 1000 magnets how much power would I have
IS THERE A CERTAIN MAGNET THAT IS PROVEN TO BE THE BEST?
I love playing with magnets, they could keep me entertained for hours.
I’ve always loved magnets since I was little, I loved to see how they repelled and attracted each other
Magnets have always been an exciting topic. Love hearing all about them and how they are more important than we actually think.
Do you think humans will ever really learn all there is to know about magnetism?
I love watching magic shows.
Magnets are so interesting
Very Amazing!
so interesting!
Magnets can be made into different sizes from small to large! Magnets can be stuck onto each other and anything that is metal. Don’t put a magnet on the TV though it will mess up the color on the tv!
Enjoyed the video.
I’ve wanted to know where the lodestone came from! I’ve heard about them but i didn’t know exactly what they did
I love magnets, they are so cool!
This is great
I never knew that magnets carry a big part of our lives.
I loved everything about magnets as a kid
Fascinating
Why does the magnetic north change ?
Would it be easy to identify a magnetic stone in nature or is it something you really have to find now days?
Where are magnetic stones most commonly found on Earth?
I love playing with magnets.
I love learning about magnets. they are so satisfying
It’s amazing what they can do with magnets,
I have done many experiments with my father using magnets.
I loved this! That is crazy that it Michael Faraday rapped the wire around the ring for ten days! That story story was super interesting. I also enjoyed watching Dr. B open the mystery boxes.
Very cool, learned some new stuff.
Awesome, I love magnets!
What causes magnetism.
I think that magnets and magnetic force are some of the coolest discoveries.
Magnets are really interesting to learn about.
What magnet is the strongest?
I love the music! It’s fascinating!
I loved the card trick with the svengali deck!
I remember you telling us the different types of decks and card tricks in the previous science live episodes.
I agree with Henry what are magnets made of???
I loved how funny r-51 is!!
Magnetism is Amazing! I’ve seen and heard things in this video I never would have thought of!
Poor R51
Magnets are sooooo cool
fun!
how are magnets made? where do you find the materials?
Nice Episode!
It was interesting to learn about the connection between Einstein and magnets.
Amazing!
I can’t wait to learn even more about magnets in the Acellus physics course!
How does a magnetic field affect moving charged particles
What are the practical applications of magnetism in everyday life
Photons are em wave which means they have altering electric and magnetic field as the function of time. Here only magnets cannot produce magnetic field as there is no change in magnitude of magnetic field and there is no presence of changing electric field.
science is neat!
what are magnets made out of?
what is the best fidget magnet.
Magnets are always so fascinating. I think it’s so interesting that the magnetic north changes. Why is that?
Really Cool Video!
Wow!!
Wow I’ve never realized magnets affect our lives like this! So cool!
Are magnetic stones found in nature all over the world?
What is is the strongest magnet?
What magnets do I need to try that experiment with the car?
Can you make a motor out of a magnet that would never stop?
Thank you
What are magnets made out of?
That is so very interesting! I love listening to what Dr. Tobias has to say, he words it in a way that really helps me understand.
It’s cool and interesting at the same time, but I have one question can you put rubix cubes in the store. You don’t have to say yes I was just asking. U_U