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Adjust-O Magnetic Welding Square

Adjust-O Magnetic Welding Square
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This specialized gadget from Strong Hand Tools is a welder’s best friend. It uses powerful magnets to hold two pieces of steel together at 45º or 90º angles without clamping. It provides up to 90 lb. of pulling force and is easy to remove thanks to its magnet deactivation switch.

MicroSend Magnets

MicroSend Magnets
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Celebrate your love for rock climbing with this set of mini magnetic holds you can stick on your fridge, filing cabinet, or side of your ride. Map out your climbing route or use it to document your adventures with photos. Includes 15 mini holds, five mini quickdraws, and three feet of skinny climbing rope.

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Magnetic Garage Storage Straps

Magnetic Garage Storage Straps
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These hook-and-loop storage straps attach to steel surfaces with an extra-strong magnet. They’re great for hanging items from tool cabinets or a pickup truck bed. But we think the best idea is to secure a metal plate to your garage or workshop wall; then, you can hang and rearrange tools and cords without drilling holes. Sold individually or in 2- and 4-packs.

MagMaster Magnetic Tool Holder

MagMaster Magnetic Tool Holder
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Holstery’s clip-on accessory attaches to your belt or bag, providing a strong magnetic holder for tools. Its made from durable Kydex and its internal magnet is powerful enough to hold hammers, pipe wrenches, pry bars, and other steel tools. It can also hold nuts and bolts so you don’t lose them while working on a project.

Magsticks Magnetic Chopsticks

Magsticks Magnetic Chopsticks
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Full Windsor’s reusable metal chopsticks will last a lifetime. They’re made from lightweight titanium and have embedded magnets to hold them together when they’re not in use. The chopsticks are dishwasher safe and won’t corrode over time. Each pair includes a carrying case made from recycled PET plastic bottles.

MagDuo: Magnetic Quick Snap Everyday Tool

MagDuo: Magnetic Quick Snap Everyday Tool

This teensy keychain tool provides swappable tips for cutting or writing. A magnetic cap provides quick access while securely holding it on your keychain, a lanyard, or a zipper pull. Its case comes in polished or stonewashed titanium or black anodized aluminum and includes your choice of a titanium blade, a metal writing tip, or a graphite writing tip.

Folding Magnetic Level

Folding Magnetic Level
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This unique construction tool lets you check that things are level around corners or on staircases. It has four bubble levels and folds at four hinged points to wrap around angles. It has horizontal, vertical, and 45º vials, an aluminum alloy body, and built-in magnets for hanging it on metal surfaces.

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Magnetic Accelerators

Magnetic Accelerators

The opposing forces of magnets can produce a tremendous amount of energy, and can even be used to levitate and move trains along a track. In this clip from Magnetic Games, he demonstrates these physics at work, though on a smaller scale using a bunch off-the-shelf neodymium magnets he got from Supermagnete.

SwatClips Magnetic Bit Box

SwatClips Magnetic Bit Box
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You’ll never drop a driver bit again with the SwatClips magnetic bit box on your belt. This small case offers storage for drill and screwdriver bits and holds them in place securely with powerful rare earth magnets. Its lid opens 90º for easy access and it can keep up to 12 bits inside for longer-term storage.

Honeycomb Magnetic Key Holder

Honeycomb Magnetic Key Holder
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Etsy seller BUproducts makes these unique decorative racks for organizing keys. The hexagonal honeycomb design is made from bamboo and has five magnets for holding its matching hexagonal metal key rings. The rack measures 11.2″ W x 4.3″ H x 0.4″ D.

Magware 2.0 Magnetic Dishes

Magware 2.0 Magnetic Dishes

Full Windsor presents a collection of magnetically-connecting plates and bowls that pair with their Magware utensils. These reusable steel dishes reduce waste and are great for picnicking and camping. They won’t blow away in the wind and stay neatly organized when packed. The side tabs make them easy to hold with hot foods inside.

Magnet Collisions in Slow-Motion

Magnet Collisions in Slow-Motion

You might think magnets aren’t particularly scary. But once you get a look at the attractive forces between two strong neodymium magnets, you’ll have a new respect for magnetic fields. The Slow Mo Guys show us how energetic they can be, capturing magnetic collisions at up to 187,500 FPS. You definitely wouldn’t want your hand in between those.

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More Fun with Magnetic Vibrations

More Fun with Magnetic Vibrations

Magnets can be quite useful, but sometimes they’re just fun to play with. Magnetic Games is back with another series of setups that demonstrate how the vibrations caused by magnetic fields can make music, and how moving one magnet can set off a chain reaction between others.

Making a Magnetic Bike Transmission

Making a Magnetic Bike Transmission

A normal bike uses a set of gears to influence the amount of torque sent to its rear wheel. Tom Stanton wanted to see if it was possible to create a bike transmission that uses magnets to turn its wheel and create resistance. Put your thinking caps on for this brainy video that incorporates physics, math, and engineering.

The World’s Most Powerful Magnet

The World’s Most Powerful Magnet

Derek from Veritasium visited the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory to check out the strongest magnet on Earth. With a rating of 45 Tesla, it’s 15 times more powerful than an MRI machine. Along the way, you’ll learn about the strange ways that eddy currents affect objects in such an intense magnetic field.

Greenidea Magnetic Work Light

Greenidea Magnetic Work Light
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This rechargeable light bar is perfect for working under your car hood, near breaker panels, or other metal surfaces. It has two powerful magnets and hidden swivel hooks for mounting versatility, and its 7800mAh battery pack can also recharge gadgets. It outputs up to 1200 lumens and offers four adjustable color temperatures.

Magnet Pinball Machine

Magnet Pinball Machine

A modern pinball machine needs computer circuits, electromechanical components, and a power supply to work. Magnet Tricks shows how it’s possible to build a playable mini pinball machine using only magnets and pyrolytic graphite. It takes advantage of the repulsive forces between the two to bounce a washer around its playfield.

Making an Electromagnetic Railgun That Fires Water

Making an Electromagnetic Railgun That Fires Water

Mehdi Sadaghdar was jealous of the views of an obviously fake video showing a magnetically-powered water cannon, so he decided to try and create something real that would approximate the same effect. Naturally, his experiments involved playing with dangerous electrical currents. Get ready to lower your expectations, folks.

Electric Arcs + Magnetic Fields

Electric Arcs + Magnetic Fields

What’s more fun than playing with powerful neodymium magnets? Adding high voltage electricity, that’s what! Magnetic Games shows us some of the fascinating kinds of plasma arcs that form as 20,000 volts are applied to different shapes, sizes, and arrangements of magnets.

Super Mario Bros. vs. the Monster Magnet

Super Mario Bros. vs. the Monster Magnet

Magnetic Games teamed up with Devcafe to create this fun hybrid live-action and CGI animation starring versions of Mario, Luigi, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Yoshi made out of tiny magnetic spheres. While participating in a round of Mario Kart they are pursued by a powerful magnetic block capable of ripping them apart.

TD Magnetic Bit Driver

TD Magnetic Bit Driver
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Virginia-based Teale Designs makes this unique driver set which houses up to six bits in its cutout slots. Its brass-covered stainless steel body has two magnetic driver positions – one at its tip and another on its side. It has a key ring/lanyard hole and comes with six USA-made bits and a mini S-biner clip.

Magware Magnetic Stacking Utensils

Magware Magnetic Stacking Utensils
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Full Windsor, maker of the Muncher multi-utensil, makes these great slimline aluminum eating tools. This literal flatware has embedded magnets and couplers for easy stacking in your drawer or backpack or for stacking them together at the table. Perfect for camping, or carry them daily to reduce environmental waste.

Electromagnetic Hourglass

Electromagnetic Hourglass

We’ve seen some unique clocks and timers, but this is the first time we’ve seen one that displays time using the kind of metal filings you’d find in a Wooly Willy toy. B.B. Korry created this electromechanical clock which uses a grid of electromagnets to attract and release iron filings to count down seconds. It’s really loud, though.

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