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.
Diamagnetic Metals. The term diamagnetic is a more technically accurate way of describing a material that is not attracted to a magnet. The atoms or molecules of a diamagnetic substance do not have net dipole moments, so they do not act as magnets.A diamagnetic substance is pushed out of a magnetic field, but with most materials the force is so weak you won't be able to observe it in everyday life. Diamagnetic metals include copper, silver and lead.he atoms or molecules of a diamagnetic substance do not have net dipole moments, so they do not act as magnets. A diamagnetic substance is pushed out of a magnetic field, but with most materials the force is so weak you won't be able to observe it in everyday life.