You have it backwards. The north pole of the magnet points north, and the south pole of the magnet points south since the Earths magnetic North pole is actually the south pole magnetically. This is explained at http://www.einstein-newton.com/sci_phy_Magnets.htm where it says:
"We know the North Pole of a magnet is attracted to the South Pole of another magnet. If the North Pole of a magnet points towards the earths North, the earths North must be a South Pole. The earth is a giant magnet with its a South Pole in its North, which makes a compass' (i.e. magnets) North Pole points North." Many references call the poles of a magnet, north seeking and south seeking to avoid confusion. http://www.technicoil.com/magnetism.html: "A magnet contains a north-seeking pole (north pole) and a south-seeking pole (south pole). " And at http://www.geol.binghamton.edu/~barker/demos/demo12.html: "We define the north pole of a magnet as that pole which points toward north on a compass. Since opposite magnetic poles attract, the Earth's north magnetic pole is actually, by definition, a south pole of a magnet. " And http://www.ultramag.com/page1.htm: "Most people think a north arrow on a compass points to the (magnetic's) north pole Right ? - Wrong ! Opposite poles attract remember - the noth pole of a compass is attracted to the south magnetic pole. Give it a try. " Thus if the north arrow of a compass points north and is attracted by the south pole of a magnet, then that means that the north pole of the magnet must point north, ie. north seeking. However I believe I read that the English label their magnets opposite of ours, but have not found any references for that. Marshall Tai-Pan wrote: Hi Susan and listers, > Thats not a stupid question,lots of folks get confused about it. > The magnet therapy is usually done with round magnets with holes in the > middle. These are always having one pole on each side. > The ways to determine the poles. > 1. Tie a string in the hole and let it hang down. Wait for it to stop > turning. The side facing the EARTHS north pole is the magnets SOUTH > pole. This requires you to have some idea of where north is at. Most of > us do. > Mark the magnet. I use red nail polish to mark the north side of the > magnet(the side facing the EARTHS south pole). > 2. Use a compass and bring it close to the magnet. The compass is a > small magnet itself. The compasses south pole will point to the EARTHS > north pole. IT is marked north because it POINTS to the Earths north > pole. The compasses south pole (marked north) will POINT to the magnets > north pole, the same as it points to the earths north pole. > Mark your magnet. > See how easy that was. > > A lot of things can cause hair loss, not just scalp blood flow, but it > is the number one reason. > > Bless you Bob Lee > -- > oozing on the muggy shore of the gulf coast > l...@fbtc.net > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net> -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net>
