Neodymium Brick Magnets
These little custom magnetic bricks pack quite a punch!
I found the smallest and heaviest thing in my garage to test the strength of the 2x4 brick magnet. The winner is a 1 pound cold steel hex chisel.
The magnet had absolutely no problem attaching to the chisel and could probably hold up to 2 lbs easily. The magnetic pull was so strong that I had to take pictures of them individually becuase when I tried to take a picture of them all together they either repelled or attached each other making a clump of magnetic bricks.
THE PROS:
1. Its small
2. its a Lego brick
3. looks cool on the fridge
4. It's crazy strong and will hold almost anything to your fridge without breaking a sweat
THE CONS:
1. the list of things these magnets can damage is fairly long. (electronic devises, cards with magnet strips, etc.)
2. can effect the the operation of pacemakers or similar medical devises.
3. If you randomly decided to bake your brick in the oven above 175 degrees the magnet will loose it's magnetic properties
Do the pros outweigh the cons? I'd love to hear what you think.
[edit] I did some additional research and it sounds like magnets in general do all the damage listed above and the warning sheet I got is kind of like the "The state of California has determined that this product will give you cancer" that you see on almost everything. I also read that even a cell phone battery can screw up your pacemaker.
Neodymium Brick Magnets
These little custom magnetic bricks pack quite a punch!
I found the smallest and heaviest thing in my garage to test the strength of the 2x4 brick magnet. The winner is a 1 pound cold steel hex chisel.
The magnet had absolutely no problem attaching to the chisel and could probably hold up to 2 lbs easily. The magnetic pull was so strong that I had to take pictures of them individually becuase when I tried to take a picture of them all together they either repelled or attached each other making a clump of magnetic bricks.
THE PROS:
1. Its small
2. its a Lego brick
3. looks cool on the fridge
4. It's crazy strong and will hold almost anything to your fridge without breaking a sweat
THE CONS:
1. the list of things these magnets can damage is fairly long. (electronic devises, cards with magnet strips, etc.)
2. can effect the the operation of pacemakers or similar medical devises.
3. If you randomly decided to bake your brick in the oven above 175 degrees the magnet will loose it's magnetic properties
Do the pros outweigh the cons? I'd love to hear what you think.
[edit] I did some additional research and it sounds like magnets in general do all the damage listed above and the warning sheet I got is kind of like the "The state of California has determined that this product will give you cancer" that you see on almost everything. I also read that even a cell phone battery can screw up your pacemaker.