YOyoYOhowsDAjello
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Originally posted by: bob4432
Originally posted by: Pythias
Originally posted by: bob4432
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Originally posted by: Pythias
I'm saying that there's not really much that's affected by magnetic fields in a computer. Harddrives... but those aren't going to get wiped unless you put a really strong magnet right on it. Magnetic field intensity reduces as a square function with distance, so by the time you're outside your case, it's not going to be a big deal.
Yeah I found an interesting article at PC World about the magnet myth. Thanks for the other link, and my apologies for going off topic.
It was pretty on topic. Looking out for other members :thumbsup:
(This magnet thing has been asked several times before so there are lots of people out there that think a speaker will kill your computer too)
a buddy of mine has some electro-magnets that are used as locks. i don't know much about them, but i guess they are rated at 2000# of holding strength when plugged in. one day when we get bored, we will use some old hdds and see what happens when these magnets are energized near or on the hdds
I'd imagine that's pretty close to the field strength of the degaussers the feds use to wipe hdds. I'd love to be around for that experiment. Lucky dog.
i will video tape it
lol