I know, I am very wary of these things as well. Many people have it backwards, and I think it is opposite for some countries as well. It seems that those who drive on the left side are opposite those who drive on the right side on this issue as well (assuming I am correct that England is opposite the US on this, which I read somewhere but cannot find now). :<
Marshall Tom Trauberman wrote: > Marshall, > Now you've gone and done it. Just when I thought I had it %...@**&^% . > Someone should recreate the worm expierment to determine what's what > biomagnetically. > > Tom > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: CS>Which pole is which, Re: CS>RE:Magnet therapy > Resent-Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 08:55:27 -0700 > Resent-From: silver-list@eskimo.com > Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 11:48:53 -0400 > From: Marshall Dudley <mdud...@execonn.com> > Reply-To: silver-list@eskimo.com > To: silver-list@eskimo.com > References: <3.0.5.32.19990720015027.00813...@clearwater.net> > <37957964....@fbtc.net> > > 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> -- 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>
