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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Dr. Roger Billings is a visionary innovator whose work has touched the lives of millions of students and transformed the landscape of education. Widely known as “DrB” to the countless kids who benefit from his groundbreaking Acellus learning system, Dr. Billings has dedicated his life to advancing education through technology. As part of DrB’s lifelong commitment to supporting education, Science LIVE was launched as a way to “give back” by mentoring students in conjunction with the Roger Billings Scholarship Program.


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410 Comments

  1. Cooper

    Has there ever been an instance where magnets have been created in a lab artifically?

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  2. Prisilah

    Great video.

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  3. Louden

    Is there such thing as perpetual motion by using magnets

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  4. Kiayonna

    I think magnets are cool.

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  5. Aurelia

    I like magnets.

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  6. Max

    What is the strongest magnet ever on earth and what does it do?

    Can a magnet ever lose its strength? what would cause that?

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  7. Jude

    Magnets are interesting.

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  8. Ava

    who came up with the idea?

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  9. Wahuda

    It is was so good to watch, and it’s interesting. I never imagined magnets have effects in our lives

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  10. Victoria

    I love it

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  11. Kamilah

    It’s really interesting that earth has a magnetic field that protects us. this was a really interesting video.

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  12. Gerald

    Magnetism is a very neat and interesting.

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  13. Hayden

    cool!

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  14. Varvara

    Omg, that’s really interesting

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  15. Samantha

    I learned that when you have two bar magnets you turn one bar magnet south and the other one north.

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  16. Samson

    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.

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  17. Simon

    It was good.

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  18. Sophia

    Magnets seem like something so simple but theyre actually kind of complicated.

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  19. Laci

    woww

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  20. Abdulrazaaq

    nice!

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  21. Martyn

    I did not know as much about magnets until today.
    Magnets are really fascinating!

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  22. Albaraa

    Interesting

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  23. Noah

    I love playing with magnets

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  24. Emma

    the big robot that you have is so cool i was looking at them and i was wondering if you guys will make more

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  25. Evie

    I love playing with my magnet blocks!

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  26. Peyton

    Very interesting……..

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  27. Dakota

    I enjoy playing with magnets and watching things move.

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  28. Alexander

    very interesting

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  29. Daniel

    Magnets are fun

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  30. Daden

    I love watching these kinds of videos

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  31. Suraiea

    I walked into a pole once 🙂 ouch

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  32. Ranulph

    This is fun!

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  33. Sophia

    WOW THIS IS COOL

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  34. Gracie

    What is the weakest/smallest magnet?

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  35. Ashton

    Magnets are really fun to play with.

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  36. Samuel

    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.

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  37. Braddun

    why is it important to learn about magnets?

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  38. Khaldoun

    Never knew magnets can be so interesting!

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  39. Amayah

    The evolution of magnets is amazing.

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  40. Kailey

    Its amazing how magnets work!

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  41. Stefan

    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?

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  42. Kaiden

    The accelus Gold Stor Just open and I am saving up for the varisoty jacket

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  43. Kristi

    I loved learning about magnets! Magnets are fascinating and fun to learn about!

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  44. Ricellaginesta

    i really enjoyed the live!

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  45. Barrett

    so interesting how magnets work and are built the way they are.

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  46. Mira

    I learned so much about Faraday and magnets!

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  47. Payton

    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

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  48. Angelina

    I love magnets

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  49. Madison

    I love watching this and learning!!!

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  50. Antonio

    What is the biggest magnet.

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  51. Lily

    What is magnetism?

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  52. Joshua

    How quickly does a magnetic field deteriorate?

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  53. Adriel

    Nice video!

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  54. Jayden

    Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. very informative

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  55. Noah

    why do magnets pull towards eachother

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  56. Payton

    I remember learning about magnets in grade school but this was much more interesting

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  57. Audrie

    I have magnetic toys from Christmas!

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  58. Grady

    My dad works with metal and is there any type of magnet that will stick to aluminum?

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  59. Ariel

    I love magnets they are so cool I have a lot of magnets at home.

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  60. Grant

    how were magnets found?

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  61. Ryan

    I am really excited to learn more about magnets. 🧲

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  62. Jadon

    I have a peanut allergy! And many other food allergies. It isn’t easy.
    Jadon

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  63. Howard

    wow magnets are so cool

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  64. Sadie

    Dr. John’s lesson was very interesting!

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  65. Zoe

    wow so cool im so happy thanks

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  66. Lilly.

    MANGNETS ARE AMAZING 🙂 😛 ^_^

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  67. Mae

    i find it intresting how magnets with the same charge repel and opposies attract.

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  68. Ruth

    R-51 is so funny

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  69. Connor

    This is crazy awesome stuff. I love to see it.

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  70. Elijah

    Magnets are cool

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  71. Libby

    Wow this episode was really interesting!

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  72. Arianna

    Who created the strongest magnet?

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  73. Robert

    How did they use magnets back then?

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  74. Isaac

    magnets are good

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  75. Victoria

    It’s wild to think how magnets help with many different functions and how its used for many things.

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  76. Taylor

    woww!

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  77. Tyler

    Awesome!

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  78. Benjamin

    Nice card trick 🙂

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  79. Aden

    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??”.

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  80. Jaylen

    Thank you!

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  81. Scarlet

    amazing

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  82. Scarlet

    Why would parts of the atmosphere get scattered into space if there was no magnetic field?

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  83. Alayah

    Why are magnets so strong?

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  84. Coralynn

    R-51 is so magnetic!

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  85. Zane

    Interesting how magnets affect our lives

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  86. Shawn

    What happens if we didnt have magnets anymore?

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  87. Stella

    How much is it to make the machine.

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  88. Clara

    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!

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  89. Kirsten

    What is the strongest magnet?

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  90. Camren

    How many magnets are there?

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  91. Megan

    I love magnets they are so fun and exciting!

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  92. Emmalee

    What creates the earth’s magnetic field?

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  93. Nguyen

    Can magnetism be transferred from a magnet to a metal needle according to the magnet’s north and south poles?

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  94. Paxton

    Why are metals magnetic?

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  95. Maya

    Very interesting always fascinated on how magnets work.

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  96. William

    This is a really cool and interesting lesson.

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  97. Lauren

    Wow! This is so interesting!

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  98. Jayden

    cool to see magnets used in today’s technology and how magic like it looks but in the end its just science

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  99. Gabriel

    Wow!

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  100. Jacqueline

    I would love to learn how you did that magic trick because it was so cool!

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  101. Lily

    Woow

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  102. Morgantown

    I once did a science project about magnets.

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  103. Amelia

    I use magnets all the time. I love hanging stuff on my fridge.

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  104. Lila

    What happens if you cut a magnet in half?

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  105. Dean

    This has been a super awesome video

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  106. Jose

    Magnets are so interesting.

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  107. Ayla

    The way that the compasses followed the the magnet was so interesting.

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  108. Ava

    I have always thought that a compass is so cool.

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  109. Alyiah

    I never thought magnets could do so many different things and even kids could like them

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  110. Tyler

    i liked how you demonstrated the electric motor.

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  111. Justin

    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?

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  112. Stacia

    Awesome lesson

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  113. M

    Thank you for the valuable information.

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  114. Danielle

    Magnets are incredible, if I had a 1000 magnets how much power would I have

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  115. Kaiden

    IS THERE A CERTAIN MAGNET THAT IS PROVEN TO BE THE BEST?

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  116. Madison

    I love playing with magnets, they could keep me entertained for hours.

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  117. Alyia

    I’ve always loved magnets since I was little, I loved to see how they repelled and attracted each other

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  118. Ashtyn

    Magnets have always been an exciting topic. Love hearing all about them and how they are more important than we actually think.

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  119. Cecily

    Do you think humans will ever really learn all there is to know about magnetism?

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  120. Dalton

    I love watching magic shows.

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  121. Harley

    Magnets are so interesting

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  122. Carmela

    Very Amazing!

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  123. Rebekah

    so interesting!

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  124. Jezabella

    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!

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  125. Willow

    Enjoyed the video.

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  126. Violet

    I’ve wanted to know where the lodestone came from! I’ve heard about them but i didn’t know exactly what they did

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  127. Sedae

    I love magnets, they are so cool!

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  128. Stacia

    This is great

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  129. Trevor

    I never knew that magnets carry a big part of our lives.

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  130. Giannah

    I loved everything about magnets as a kid

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  131. Albaraa

    Fascinating

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  132. Persephone

    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?

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  133. Savanna

    Where are magnetic stones most commonly found on Earth?

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  134. Tino

    I love playing with magnets.

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  135. Brieanna

    I love learning about magnets. they are so satisfying

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  136. Kysen

    It’s amazing what they can do with magnets,

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  137. Nathanael

    I have done many experiments with my father using magnets.

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  138. Aspen

    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.

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  139. Carter

    Very cool, learned some new stuff.

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  140. Nevaeh

    Awesome, I love magnets!

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  141. Kinzley

    What causes magnetism.

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  142. Grainne

    I think that magnets and magnetic force are some of the coolest discoveries.

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  143. Katherine

    Magnets are really interesting to learn about.

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  144. Kylie

    What magnet is the strongest?

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  145. Amber

    I love the music! It’s fascinating!

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  146. Jada

    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.

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  147. Ally

    I agree with Henry what are magnets made of???

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  148. E

    I loved how funny r-51 is!!

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  149. Ava

    Magnetism is Amazing! I’ve seen and heard things in this video I never would have thought of!

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  150. Barrett

    Poor R51

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  151. Angelina

    Magnets are sooooo cool

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  152. Lydia

    fun!

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  153. Jadeyn

    how are magnets made? where do you find the materials?

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  154. Tai

    Nice Episode!

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  155. Sophia

    It was interesting to learn about the connection between Einstein and magnets.

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  156. Devan

    Amazing!

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  157. Andrew

    I can’t wait to learn even more about magnets in the Acellus physics course!

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  158. Max

    How does a magnetic field affect moving charged particles

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  159. Max

    What are the practical applications of magnetism in everyday life

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  160. Max

    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.

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  161. Emma

    science is neat!

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  162. Bentley

    what are magnets made out of?

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  163. Kaleo

    what is the best fidget magnet.

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  164. Amber

    Magnets are always so fascinating. I think it’s so interesting that the magnetic north changes. Why is that?

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  165. Cam

    Really Cool Video!

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  166. Audrey

    Wow!!

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  167. Londyn

    Wow I’ve never realized magnets affect our lives like this! So cool!

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  168. Ke'ana

    Are magnetic stones found in nature all over the world?

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  169. Tammer

    What is is the strongest magnet?

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  170. Brantley

    What magnets do I need to try that experiment with the car?

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  171. Emery

    Can you make a motor out of a magnet that would never stop?

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  172. Evie

    Thank you

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  173. Henry

    What are magnets made out of?

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  174. Lillian

    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.

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  175. Caden

    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

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