Uploaded April 2016 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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We've all played with magnets before watching them attract or repel via magnetic force. In this video, I make the bold claim that magnetic force doesn't actually exist. It's an illusion.
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EXTRA INFO LINKS

MinutePhysics on Magnets:
youtu.be/hFAOXdXZ5TM

Veritasium on Magnetism:
youtu.be/1TKSfAkWWN0

Electricity vs Magnetism:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorentz_force
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_field
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnet
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_moment
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferromagnetism
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetism
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnet
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_tensor

Vectors vs Pseudovectors:
mathworld.wolfram.com/Pseudovector.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudovector
quora.com/What-is-a-pseudovector
physics.stackexchange.com/questions/130098/when-is-it-useful-to-distinguish-between-vectors-and-pseudovectors-in-experiment
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