Magnetic Experiment: Opposites Attract?

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The discussion revolves around an experiment demonstrating unexpected magnetic interactions between a rectangular ceramic magnet and a coin-shaped neodymium magnet. Initially, the neodymium magnet experiences repulsion when approaching the ceramic magnet's north pole, but with a slight push, it attaches. Participants note that the magnetic fields are complex and not limited to basic bar magnet behavior, suggesting the poles may not be aligned as expected. When the ceramic magnet is flipped, the neodymium magnet is attracted across its entire surface, including the edges. This highlights the intricacies of magnetic fields and encourages further experimentation to understand the phenomena better.
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Hi all
a few days ago a friend of mine show my this experiment, that i can't explain

he took a rectangular ceramic magnet dim 2" x 2" x 1" and put on a table with north polarity up, next he took a coin shape neodymium magnet with nort polarity down and begin to approach to the big . In the beginning , there is a repulsion , but with a little push the coin magnet can be attached to the big

how is it possible, not we were saying, opposites atract and similars repel?
 
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The magnetic fields caused by magnets shaped that way are not as simple as the basic bar magnet field you're used to seeing. I'd bet the magnets stuck together a little off-center, right?

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not only that

and to finish my tale, i'll tell you that when you have the two magnets stucked, if you approach slowly a third magnet of similar power than ceramic, the coin magnet is released to a distance of at least 0.5 feets, like a catapult. Very interesting
 
How sure are you that the poles were axial? I had some AlNiCo disk magnets that had poles on the edge of the disk rather than one face N and the other S. Of course, that is not what I wanted, but I only found out about it when I saw how they stuck together.
 
try it

the coin magnet can only be attached to a little region in the center of the ceramic magnet with dimension similar to the coin. Outside this region the magnet is strongly repeled and is impossible to do that.

why don't try it?Its easy to replicate

thks
 
Two different people have already told you what is happening, no one is doubting what you are seeing. The poles are not the two faces of the plate but the the center and the edge. turn your plate magnet over. What happens now? Should be the same as the other side. Flip you "coin" magnet over? What happens?

Try approaching the edge of the magnet with your "coin", what happens?
 
turn magnet

when i turn big magnet the "coin" is attracted hardly over all the surface INCLUDING the edge. Does it agree with your idea?
 

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