Watch as pieces spring off the backing or away from each other. See them flip in your hand. Rare earth magnets make this possible.
-- sartep, Aug 01 2003

http://pericles.ipa...ocess_simple_search check out my patent for a magnetic puzzle by entering '2002313996' into the first field. [xaviergisz, Oct 26 2006]

I know what mommy is getting for her birthday.
-- sub_text, Aug 01 2003


They're called rare because they're not cooked.
-- DeathNinja, Aug 02 2003


Exposing a magnet to too much heat makes them lose their charge while at that temperature. So I guess they should not be cooked.
-- sartep, Aug 02 2003


Rare earth magnets are made from neodymium, a rare element which is difficult to purify, instead of the usual ferrite magnets, which are primarily iron and boron.
-- Cedar Park, Aug 02 2003


Magnet tartare.
-- thumbwax, Aug 02 2003


This idea is repulsive. I like it. +
-- k_sra, Aug 03 2003


Do you live in punsylvania?
-- sartep, Aug 03 2003


clever idea - but I'll have to vote against it because I can't imagine any pastime that would be more annoying than trying to finish one of these.
-- custardlove, Aug 04 2003


I s'pose a nonmagnetic 4 piece puzzle would be alot less annoying to solve. :P
-- sartep, Aug 04 2003


(For the sake of completeness: [Cedar Park], terbium is also a widely used one (terbium iron boron), and cerium (cerium magnesium nitrate), and there are a few others in close proximity that are useful.)
-- Detly, Jul 13 2004


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Positively like it.
-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Aug 05 2008



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