Originally posted by fingapointa
So, then why doesn't the wood fly off into the atmosphere?
Because it is attracted to Earth by magnetism. You should ask, why does hydrogen and helium fly off into the atmosphere? They have mass too right?
Originally posted by fingapointa
If all gravity is magnetism, how are non magnetic objects staying put on the earth?
There is NO SUCH THING AS "NON-MAGNETIC". Everything is magnetic. Everything is "electromagnetic", every electron, every proton.
Originally posted by fingapointa
Why don't my feet stick to the floor, or get heavier, when I wear steel capped boots?
Well I'm 100% certain you DO get heavier when you wear steel capped boots. That steel has mass you know!
Also, your feet DO stick to the floor, you call it "gravity". The reason though you are stronger than it, is because Earth's magnetic force is
weak. It is weak because magnetic force dies with distance, also magnets loose their strength when they are heated up and last I checked Earth was
spewing molten lava. Earth is 70% mantle I believe.
Also, when you click a bunch of magnets together, they all become one and COMBINE STRENGTH. When you are in Earth's magnetic field, and when you are
touching Earth, you gain some strength from Earth's magnetic force in your body. This "equalizes" you with the rest of the objects, allowing you to
easily pick things up.
Originally posted by fingapointa
As to your original experiment, haven't you just made a compass?
Actually if you let the steel wire rest, it will show you Earth's magnetic North and South poles, further proving Earth is magnetic. So yes it is
also a compass, but a compass does not move vertically like the experiment was designed to point out. The point that you didn't fully understand was
the fact that not only will the direction of the steel wire change, but the BALANCE changed, showing a VERTICAL movement on wire. The only way
BALANCE could be changed is if the WEIGHT was moved or changed, or if some unseen force like gravity is pushing/pulling at a certain amount.
Should I point you to a video of Lockheed Martin's Boyd Bushman experiment? He smashed together two repelling magnets, and dropped them next to
another object from a great height. The object with magnets fell SLOWER than the other object. Documented proof.
I see you didn't even bother to go to the web page and read it. It explains all of your questions already... Shame on you for not reading..
www.lawofmagnetism.com...
[edit on 26-5-2008 by ALLis0NE]
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