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.
MAGNETIC FIELD. FIND OUT MORE. Magnetism is an invisible force that attracts or repels some materials, such as iron and steel, but not others, like plastic and silver. In a magnetic material, the atoms line up in groups or regions called MAGNETIC DOMAINS.AGNETIC FIELD. FIND OUT MORE. Magnetism is an invisible force that attracts or repels some materials, such as iron and steel, but not others, like plastic and silver. In a magnetic material, the atoms line up in groups or regions called MAGNETIC DOMAINS.