SatyrSack@quokk.au to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoWhat would happen to society if all magnets suddenly lost their magnetism?message-squaremessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1128arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1125arrow-down1message-squareWhat would happen to society if all magnets suddenly lost their magnetism?SatyrSack@quokk.au to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square64fedilinkfile-text
Alternatively, what would happen if the loss of magnetism instead happened gradually over a period of time?
minus-squareNihilsineNefas@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 hours agoEvery single electrical item on the planet stops working, because every generator, turbine, and motor immediately stops running. Car batteries never charge, starter motors won’t turn, and any hall effect sensors cease to operate. Kitchen floors would be covered with souvenirs and notes. Society would collapse
Every single electrical item on the planet stops working, because every generator, turbine, and motor immediately stops running.
Car batteries never charge, starter motors won’t turn, and any hall effect sensors cease to operate.
Kitchen floors would be covered with souvenirs and notes.
Society would collapse