Kirk McLoren wrote: > The pull is so weak a compass takes some time for the needle to steady. Also > the needle has to be very free to respond at all. > Seems like too weak a force to be the cause. > Kirk > > the magnet in a compass is generally quite weak... I suppose that you could take this same test assembly, rotate it 180 degrees, and see if the opposite pole is the one that rolls off the aluminum sheet. If the effect is due to the magnetic field of the earth, it should. Or rotate it 90 degrees, and find out if the effect happens with either pole toward the aluminum sheet...
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