Magnet

“”Fuckin' magnets, how do they work?

—Insane Clown Posse

A magnet is an object which produces a magnetic field.

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Magnet might refer to:

• Animal magnetism (or mesmerism) — an unscientific hypothesis for the alternative medicine "therapeutic touch"
• Crank magnetism — the noted tendency of people with crank ideas to accumulate more over time
• Gas-saving magnets — magnets you put in your car that don't actually do anything
• Geomagnetism
• Human magnet — parlor trick that is based on adhesiveness rather than magnetism
• Magnetic field therapy — An alternative medicine application of magnets.
• Magnetic monopole — a hypothetical elementary particle
• Magnetic resonance imaging — a medical imaging application of really powerful magnets
• Magnetic water treatment — A horseshit-based magnetic treatment for cleaning or softening water.
• Nuclear magnetic resonance - The application of magnets to produce chemical spectra.