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cragar
Mar19-09, 05:53 PM
You're in a room with 2 iron bars. One is a magnet and the other is not.
How do you tell which one is the magnet? You have nothing but the iron bars to test this.

DaveC426913
Mar19-09, 07:50 PM
Balance one across the other, like a +. If the magnetic one is on top it will prefer to point in a specific direction.

jimmysnyder
Mar19-09, 09:22 PM
Form a T shape. The behavior of the magnet near the poles should be different from the behavior near the middle of the bar.

cragar
Mar20-09, 04:52 AM
very good , can anyone tell me y i am getting warned for posting this.

Vanadium 50
Mar20-09, 06:18 AM
very good , can anyone tell me y i am getting warned for posting this.

You should PM the mod who warned you.