It doesn't. You had also asked about how refrigerator magnets work, and my answer was to that specific question.CCatalyst said:How does that relate to this particular case?
CCatalyst said:Also I realize that other materials can interfere with magnetic fields and seem to block them out. Fro example, I've seen magnets where they attach to a filing cabinet or refrigerator you can see the sticker on the side facing you, usually with an advertisement on it. Flip it around however, it falls like a rock. So what is going on in that case
My understanding is the meissner effect is exclusive to superconductors. A superconductor is rendered nearly perfectly diamagnetic by virtue of the meissner effect, however, a wide range of diamagnetic materials exist.CCatalyst said:All I'm asking is are there other materials besides superconductors that can deflect magnetic fields the same way the meissner effect does?