This thread originates from within 'usenet', and as such the content and users are not guaranteed to have been moderated by our community. Don Phillipson:[nq:1]I'm watching the Simpsons. Bart says Eat my shorts a lot and I know it's some kind of insult. But I'm just wondering what SHORT means in this sentence.
Materials that can be magnetized, which are also the ones that are strongly attracted to a magnet, are called ferromagnetic (or ferrimagnetic). These include iron, nickel, cobalt, some alloys of rare earth metals, and some naturally occurring minerals such as lodestone.
MAGNET: A material that has the property, either natural or induced, of attracting iron or steel. MAGNETIC FIELD: The space around a magnet in which the magnetic force can be detected. MAGNETIC FLUX: The total magnetic induction across or through a specified area. MAGNETIC INDUCTION, B: The production of magnetic properties in a magnetizable substance when placed in a magnetic field.