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The article was mentioned in the insider, but I just had to point out the other piece of news in that article that Kent inadvertently missed.
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Chris Maunder
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Might sound laughable at first, but this might be really useful info for scientists.
On a related note. Birds can see the north and south pole, their eyes have magnetic sensors.
<edit>cones, rods and now poles</edit>
modified 16-Sep-19 13:40pm.
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I know, I know. I just love it when researchers take the time to craft a title that's hilarious.
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Chris Maunder
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a) how do you magnetize a cockroach?
b) even if you can, why would you?
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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So you can place a bomb on its back and have it sneak into an enemies nuclear reactor?
I, for one, like Roman Numerals.
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honey the codewitch wrote: b) even if you can, why would you?
Ever met scientist?
Their life seems to rotate around the question: What happens if ____?
Had an acquaintance once that made a doctors degree on "PMS in Cats"
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- Didn't you ever magnetize a needle by stroking it against a permanent magnet? (Probably as part of a science project to create a compass)
- They haven't managed to persuade people that cockroaches are tasty and/or make wonderful pets, so they're trying to sell them as fridget magnets?
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
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1. I was under the impression that only worked with certain kinds of metal, notably iron and non-stainless steel.
2. Fair point
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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Iron is the most common magnetic ore, but IIRC you can also use cobalt, nickel, and some rare Earth elements.
The iron doesn't have to be particularly pure. There is a naturally-occurring iron ore, magnetite, which is magnetized.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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maybe the cockroaches eat a lot of spinach
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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Why would you not want to magnetise a cockroach? 
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Chris Maunder
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because i don't want cockroaches anywhere near me. 
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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So, put a magnet in your neighbours kitchen.
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Ummm, I own a duplex and rent half to my neighbors.
I don't want them to have cockroaches, magnetized or otherwise. 
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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Surely there are neighbours in a different building that you don't like?
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I haven't lived here long enough to not like anyone yet. We've been here less than a year.
Adding, there's nobody in the place on the other side of us. They sold it and are gutting it.
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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and you only had time to save one of them, what kind of sandwich would you make?
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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The VB6 developer of course, it's an endangered species !
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you'd make a sandwich out of a VB6 developer?
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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Only if he would refuse to be converted to a VB.NET developer !
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honey the codewitch wrote: what kind of sandwich would you make?
Given that I work in Western Digital's flash memory division, I'd say I make a very good sand-witch.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
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Pastrami, with melted swiss cheese and homemade Russian dressing. All of which I'd have to go to the store to get the ingredients, make the dressing, toast the bread, and make the sandwich.
In other words, the ex and the vb6 developer can both drown!
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I feel bad that I laughed out loud.
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Chris Maunder
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You're not the only one who LOL'd. But the rest of us didn't feel bad. 
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Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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Chris Maunder
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