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Showing Original Post only (View all)Most keys are made of brass [View all]
Brass is a non-ferrous metal and as such will not "stick" to a magnet. It's sweat and surface tension if anything.
But goddammit why can't the news media just make that point and put this issue to bed.
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Due to the eddy currents, an AC magnetic field actually repels non-ferrous metals.
lagomorph777
Jun 2021
#12
Isn't there something about moving perpendicular to the field or current or something?
captain queeg
Jun 2021
#29
The FACT that the vast majority of keys are not magnetic is exactly the point
dclarston13
Jun 2021
#23
I remember crappy TV freakshows in the 80s/90s having supposedly magnetic people...
RockRaven
Jun 2021
#7