We have been though all this before. The magnet may be labeled the north pole, or the north seeking pole, either of which may be labeled north, but are opposite. To make matters worse some literature considers the true north pole of the earth as a south magnetic pole, so in that case both north seeking and north pole of the magnetic would point north. So basically there is no consensis.
Even worse, no one was able to say conclusively if the north pole that is suppose to be good for you is really the north pole, or the north seeking pole. Marshall Jeffrey A. Madore wrote: > This is really very interesting! > > I tried sleeping with a magnet under my pillow. I woke up with a headache > most every time. Maybe I had the wrong pole up! > > I assume the compass needle end that says north, is magnitized as a south > pole? > If not, it would not be attracted to north. I have floated a magnet in water > (on > a piece of styrafoam) and it alligns with the earth's poles. Using this > method, one > would call the end pointing south, the north pole. > > Does this make sence? > Jeff > > POTTED PLANT wrote: > > > I'll go with the compass! > > > > When I recently bought some more magnets to make a > > "magnetic pad" I marked each side of each magnet according > > to the north-seeking end of the compass. > > > > I aimed the compass at each magnet and which ever side of the > > disk magnets attracted the north-seeking end of the needle I marked as > > north. I > > marked the other side as south. > > > > Now, Davis and Rawls say that the north pole of a magnet > > has a soothing effect and is what you should put on an injury. > > They say that north will reduce swelling and accordingly, pain > > and bruising. > > > > They say that the south pole is invigorating and will tend to increase the > > swelling of an injury. > > > > They took a bunch of earth worms and divided them into three > > groups-- a control group, a "North" group and a "South" group. > > The "south" box of worms rested on the south pole of a magnet and was kept > > distant from the other worms. The "north" box > > of worms was on the north pole of their magnet, while the control worms had > > no > > magnet. > > > > The control worms lived normal lives and deaths and *did not* > > chew their way out of the box. > > > > The north worms were not as healthy as the control worms and had a higher > > death > > count. > > > > The south worms were healthier than the control worms, ate > > all the food in the box and most chewed their way out of the box. > > > > I managed to ram my right knee onto the end of a board and > > that is when I decided to try the magnet pad idea. (Hobbled right out to > > Home > > Depot). I put the *north* side of my home- > > made pad against the owie and wrapped it with an elastic > > bandage which I got when I was hobbling home. > > > > In less than 8 to 12 hours later the pain minimized to the point > > that I some times had to stumble over the coffee table to > > remember that I was a cripple. > > > > There was hardly any bruising at all and three days later I stopped using > > the > > pad. > > > > Soooooooo, I'll believe the compass! Although, to properly > > test this I should bang my other knee and use the south side > > this time and see if I am in agony for 6 weeks. > > oooooo I'm feeling achy already just at the thought. > > > > I put some Mexican jumping beans on the north pole of one > > magnet and some on the south side of another. > > > > The south beans jumped all over the place. > > The north beans didn't do as well. > > In 4 days we could have had Mexican coffee. > > > > Compass works for me. > > > > David > > > > -- > 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 > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net>
