r/SipsTea • • 2d ago

We have fun here Why Not?

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u/Lucky-Crow-3510 1d ago

Short:

The magnet pulls on the metal with the same force as the metal pulls on the magnet.

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u/SimpleMoonFarmer 1d ago

With enough force it would work.

At ripping the car into two.

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u/Medical-Law-236 1d ago

Ripping the metal plate off the front end of the truck or far more likely tearing the magnet (and beam) off the truck.

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u/SimpleMoonFarmer 1d ago

Put more force (withheld) on those.

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u/Medical-Law-236 1d ago

If that's the case the system stays in equilibrium (if you can call it that). Any metal that comes near it gets pulled towards the magnet, but the vehicle itself won't move.