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My kids have been really getting into building stuff out of these magnetic tiles. You can build all kinds of cool stuff like houses, cakes or cars. However, it dawned on me today that I don't understand how they work.
There's a square tile that likely has in order a Nth and a Sth pole. It should stick with another square that has in order a Sth and Nth:
NS SN
The thing I can't figure out is when you flip one of the squares it still sticks:
NS NS
They WON'T stick when you try to stick one magnet from one side with another from the other:
Would apprentice the explanation!
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38 sats \ 1 reply \ @OT OP 14h
Just listen to some ICP and chill?
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Yes, forget Marcus Aurelius and Seneca, only ICP for real thinkers.
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17 sats \ 0 replies \ @nichro 5h
Beat me to it
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Nice! I’ve wondered too, but not enough to look into it
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21 sats \ 2 replies \ @Akg10s3 14h
My little ones received the same gift for Christmas, except the figures or pieces are triangular! Their favorite thing to build is the structure of a house, and my son makes his own motorcycle!
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @OT OP 13h
I really like them too. Maybe even more than the kids TBH!
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I think playing with shapes and having them stick together or fit together magnetically is quite stimulating! No matter the age...
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I don't have any answers but we absolutely love these and continue to play with them. They're such a versatile and satisfying toy to use, even for adults. We have a decent collection but I'd love to stack more from tag sales etc – you can never have enough! -Tom
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Can be 3 approaches first is you use the visual effect to organize magnet despite it is reasonable or not, second is that you inspire a plan and apply it, and third is to do in arbitrary order.
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Careful you might lose your Bitcoin.
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