Mystery of the Demagnetizer | What's inside? How does it work?

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  • čas přidán 28. 05. 2024
  • I have always wondered how the inexpensive magnetizer-demagnetizer tool works. What's inside it? And why are there stairs inside the demagnetizer opening?
    According to most sources the stairs are important, but the explanations are vague at best.
    In this video, I will do some investigation and open the tool to finally figure out how it really works! And show how you don't need the tool if you have a bar magnet...
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  • @jack_brooks
    @jack_brooks Před 2 lety +7410

    Son of a....this is just like when I learned that a nuclear power plant is really just a fancy way to heat water.

    • @TheBaxes
      @TheBaxes Před 2 lety +521

      Just a big kettle

    • @devikwolf
      @devikwolf Před 2 lety +1208

      Friend, when I was 18: *complex explanation of how some of the fission reaction generates an electron flux which is captured in a magic series of wires*
      Nope it's just a steam engine powered by angry rocks.

    • @evrlstMUSIC
      @evrlstMUSIC Před 2 lety +308

      @@devikwolf I... I hate that this is true.

    • @devikwolf
      @devikwolf Před 2 lety +161

      @@evrlstMUSIC it's really kinda disappointing, isn't it?

    • @mokeynam50
      @mokeynam50 Před 2 lety +449

      @@devikwolf Yep reminds me if my intro to electronics class, My professor said "almost all forms of generating electricity is just spinning shit in a circle." Really took the magic out of electricity when he put it like that.

  • @GabrielWehrle
    @GabrielWehrle Před 2 lety +1998

    Wow, that's too simple! My guess was the demagnetizer had some arrangement of alternating poles, so as the screwdriver was passed through it, it would experience a rapidly changing field which would demagnetize it.

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  Před 2 lety +478

      Many websites believe it too :) But they also say the screwdriver will lose its magnetism over time since it is paramagnetic. I doubt they ever looked up what paramagnetism is :D A paramagnetic material will lose its magnetism as soon as the external magnet is removed. Thanks for watching!

    • @falxonPSN
      @falxonPSN Před 2 lety +67

      I was thinking a magnet combined with a copper coil of some sort. Simplicity trumps complications once more!

    • @MadScientist267
      @MadScientist267 Před 2 lety +40

      All you have to do is overcome the hysteresis... Without going too far. So what you have is a concentrated north to magnetize the tool, and a weakened south to demag it

    • @esecallum
      @esecallum Před 2 lety +2

      @@brainiac75 hi could you do a connection with this Magnetic fields may hold key to malaria treatment, UW researchers find ... using this device or a larger coil.

    • @k.katona9415
      @k.katona9415 Před 2 lety +22

      I was thinking the same thing! Thought there were some smaller magnets arranged in the stairs in an alternating way

  • @PlasmaHH
    @PlasmaHH Před 2 lety +274

    According to my demagnetizers "manual" the stairs are there to help you align with the proper distance to the magnetic field as different items/materials need a different distance.

    • @TheNheg66
      @TheNheg66 Před rokem +2

      That would make sense!

    • @GhostsOfSparta
      @GhostsOfSparta Před měsícem

      so you magnetize with same distance but need different distance to demagnetize it?

  • @jsalsman
    @jsalsman Před 2 lety +86

    The stairs are there to act as a physical barrier to keep heavily magnetized items from pressing against the bottom of the demagnetization area, which is less effective.

    • @Atlink
      @Atlink Před 2 lety +10

      My guess is also to provide a visual aid in the event the lettering wears off or if you need to use that in a spot with low visibility. It just allows for an “at a glance” understanding of what is what

  • @falxonPSN
    @falxonPSN Před 2 lety +1987

    I have wondered about this for YEARS! This is the best thing ever.

    • @TheDutchFighters
      @TheDutchFighters Před 2 lety +13

      Same, i have searched for this video for ages. Finally it came.

    • @derricka.mccormick6548
      @derricka.mccormick6548 Před 2 lety +5

      Same y'all. My mind can finally be at ease..

    • @lcfflc3887
      @lcfflc3887 Před 2 lety +1

      Or how ills electrocute other living beings with 800volts.

    • @touchedouche8806
      @touchedouche8806 Před 2 lety +1

      I wouldnt say ‘bes’ thing ever, but yeah. Waiting to know what a degausser actually does

    • @falxonPSN
      @falxonPSN Před 2 lety +2

      @@touchedouche8806 hey, if you only knew the number of neurons that were working on this in the background for years, you'd agree with me. :)

  • @KingOfHalls
    @KingOfHalls Před 2 lety +1854

    This man is such a magneto, that everything in his house is magnetic!

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  Před 2 lety +202

      Hehe, for safety reasons I do have to know where all the ferromagnetic materials in my house are located x) Thanks for the early watch!

    • @hullinstruments
      @hullinstruments Před 2 lety +19

      “King of the halls“ …..as in…
      The Hall effect?
      😁👍

    • @edwinsalisbury83
      @edwinsalisbury83 Před 2 lety +5

      What he can generate a high voltage? Btw a magneto is high voltage generator.

    • @KingOfHalls
      @KingOfHalls Před 2 lety +5

      @@hullinstruments unintentionally, but yes

    • @MMattes
      @MMattes Před 2 lety +9

      Magnetize all of someone’s tools and then switch their block with the repelling one so they can never get unmagnetized muhahaha.

  • @sammy_1_1
    @sammy_1_1 Před 2 lety +15

    5:47
    Brainiac75: *sticks rod in hole
    The music: aaaaaaa *aaaaaAAAAAAAA*

  • @renegade637
    @renegade637 Před 2 lety +20

    I often wondered how a demagnetizer worked or how to get something demagnetized. It's fascinating how rudimentary the process is. Not everything needs to be overly complicated.

  • @littlebacchus216
    @littlebacchus216 Před 2 lety +799

    The steps are meant to let you move away from the field strength in increments by going up a step each time.

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  Před 2 lety +318

      Hm, that may be a thing for tools that are strongly magnetized (highly ferromagnetic). So far I haven't experienced anything that needed that. But many websites mention the stairs as important since they make the magnetic field irregular x) Thanks for watching!

    • @litigioussociety4249
      @litigioussociety4249 Před 2 lety +50

      That makes sense. I was wondering what the point of them is after he showed there was nothing in there.

    • @pattheplanter
      @pattheplanter Před 2 lety +209

      @@brainiac75 I thought it was so you could still tell which was the demagnetiser after the words rubbed off.

    • @user-vn7ce5ig1z
      @user-vn7ce5ig1z Před 2 lety +7

      What about the gadgets that have the demagnetization part completely open (like a U)?

    • @Xilog
      @Xilog Před 2 lety +11

      @@user-vn7ce5ig1z exact same. Opened mine up and it's just like his.

  • @AdityaMehendale
    @AdityaMehendale Před 2 lety +377

    For an even better demagnetization, stick the magnet on a drill machine, with its axis perpendicular to the rotation-axis of the drill. With the drill spinning, slowly move away the magnet from the DUT. This works similarly to the "degaussing" pulse in CRT-based video-tubes.

    • @vinayakonimani7628
      @vinayakonimani7628 Před 2 lety +6

      :O that was some great info, thanks sir!!

    • @N00B283
      @N00B283 Před 2 lety +38

      DUT? This guy is definitely an engineer

    • @vinayakonimani7628
      @vinayakonimani7628 Před 2 lety +5

      @@N00B283 lol

    • @esecallum
      @esecallum Před 2 lety +17

      A malaria parasite within a human red blood cell. The large circle in the parasite is a food vacuole. Stacked heme are visible inside the vacuole.
      Researchers at the University of Washington have discovered a method of treating malaria with magnetic fields that could prove revolutionary in controlling the disease the World Health Organization calls one of the world’s most complex and serious human health concerns.
      Henry Lai, UW research professor of bioengineering, says the malaria parasite Plasmodium appears to lose vigor and can die when exposed to oscillating magnetic fields, which Lai thinks may cause tiny iron-containing particles inside the parasite to move in ways that damage the organism.
      “If further studies confirm our findings and their application in animals and people, this would be an inexpensive and simple way to treat a disease that affects 500 million people every year, almost all in third-world countries,” Lai said. According to the World Health Organization, as many as 2.7 million people die of malaria every year. Approximately 1 million of those are children.
      In the past two decades, the emergence of drug-resistant malaria parasites has created enormous problems in controlling the disease. Lai says his method could bypass those concerns because it is unlikely Plasmodium could develop a resistance to magnetic fields.
      Malaria is spread by female Anopheles mosquitoes. The organism first invades the liver, then re-emerges into the bloodstream and attacks red blood cells. This is what causes malaria’s hallmark symptoms: fever, uncontrolled shivering, aches in the joints and headaches. Infected blood cells can block blood vessels to the brain, causing seizures and death. Other vital organs are also at risk.
      Lai’s research appears to take advantage of how the parasites feed. Malaria parasites “eat” the hemoglobin in red blood cells of the host. They break down the globin portion of the hemoglobin molecule, but the iron portion, or the heme, is left intact because the parasite lacks the enzyme needed to degrade it. This causes a problem for the parasite because free heme molecules can cause a chain reaction of oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids, leading to membrane damage in the parasite. The malaria organism renders the free heme molecules non-toxic by binding them into long stacks - like “tiny bar magnets,” according to Lai.
      He and three other researchers have exposed Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest of the four malaria parasite species, to a weak alternating, or oscillating, magnetic field. Data sets showed that exposed samples ended up with 33 to 70 percent fewer parasites than unexposed samples. Measurements of hypoxanthine, a precursor for nucleic acid synthesis used by the parasite, indicated that metabolic activities had also significantly slowed in exposed samples. Such reductions would be enough to manage malaria, Lai said.
      The oscillating magnetic field may affect the parasites in two ways, according to Lai. In organisms still in the process of binding free heme molecules into stacks, the alternating field likely “shakes” the stacked heme molecules, preventing further stacking. That would allow harmful heme free reign within the parasite. If the parasite is further along in its life cycle and has already bound the heme into stacks, the oscillating field could cause the stacks to spin, causing damage and death of the parasite.
      Although initially promising, Lai says more research is needed.
      “We need to make certain that it won’t harm the host,” Lai said. “My guess is that it won’t. It’s a very weak magnetic field, just a little stronger than the earth’s. The difference is that it is oscillating.”
      If the method is proven effective and safe, Lai envisions rooms equipped with magnetic coils to produce the oscillating field.
      “It would be very easy. People could come to the room and sit and read or whatever while they’re being treated,” he said. “Or you could set it up in the back of a big transport truck, then drive from village to village to treat people.”
      Collaborating researchers include Jean E. Feagin, UW associate professor of pathobiology and senior scientist at the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute; and Ceon Ramon, UW electrical engineering research scientist.

    • @jmontign1
      @jmontign1 Před 2 lety +23

      It's been years since I've seen a CRT monitor, I can still hear the pulse of a user pressing that button on a giant monitor. Maybe it's IT guy PTSD

  • @TechnikFighter
    @TechnikFighter Před 2 lety +6

    5:40 i cant get over this

  • @jpopelish
    @jpopelish Před 2 lety +75

    I think the steps in the demag may actually have a function. Since there is a magnet on only one side of the demag window, the field gets weaker the further up you go. Some alloys, with certain BH magnetization curves may need a very specific strength to rotate their magnetism at right angles to the length, but not pull the field out the end of the device, as you remove it. The steps give you several choices of demag field strength to choose from. With your fancy field meter, you should be able to find the step that produces the minimum lengthwise magnetization of various objects.

    • @patrickosmium733
      @patrickosmium733 Před rokem +3

      Its so you can quickly determine your in the right hole without even looking, you swipe in a circular motion.. when you ride the stsirs you know your in the demag slot.

    • @DissociatedWomenIncorporated
      @DissociatedWomenIncorporated Před rokem +12

      I think it’s so that the invisible magic magnet elves that live inside these can go upstairs to bed after a hard day of making things magnetic.

  • @Sitarow
    @Sitarow Před 2 lety +159

    Your "Normal" may be annoying but I appreciate when you take this as an opportunity to share with us your inquisitive nature.

  • @androidlogin3065
    @androidlogin3065 Před 2 lety +122

    Really impresive, how an easy spacial positioning can make tools looks like magic.
    And thanks for sharing a very cheap way to magnetize/demagnetice screwdrives.
    That is very usefull to know.

  • @EBackwards
    @EBackwards Před 2 lety +77

    Fun Fact: You'll see this happen at Restaurants all the time. Reason - The forks and knives you're eating with were destine to fall into the trash bin. Some restaurants have trash bins with VERY powerful magnets that catch any utensils that happen to be scrapped off with the other trash on the plate. Thus saving the Restaurant money on new utensils. Don't worry, they wash them.

    • @devikwolf
      @devikwolf Před 2 lety +10

      So if I'm hearing you right, you're saying the next time I want to eat iron filings at a restaurant, I don't need to ask for a spoon? They'll just stick my fork?
      Life changer.

    • @tnekkc
      @tnekkc Před 2 lety +3

      I worked in a cheap restaurant. No utensils. We fed the patrons with dog dishes.

    • @brrrrrr
      @brrrrrr Před rokem

      @@tnekkc revolutionary! Your restaurant now has 3 Michelin stars and each meal consists of 300 courses costing 900 USD in total

    • @HarveyDangerLurker
      @HarveyDangerLurker Před rokem

      This explains what I would observe at a Mexican restaurant my mom used to take me to as a kid. It was a really weak attraction but I noticed I could pull the fork with a knife.

  • @CrunchyMush
    @CrunchyMush Před 2 lety +16

    Man I've had one of these in my toolbox forever and I've always wondered how they work. I knew it would be simple (the thing cost about $5) but I'm happy that I finally know the mechanism. Thanks, great video!

  • @MickHealey
    @MickHealey Před 2 lety +40

    Fascinating video - thank you. I had a play with different thickness screwdrivers in my 'Magnetiser/Demagnetiser'. It seems that for thin bladed screwdrivers, I needed to use the stairs to successfully demagnetise. If I use the lowest stair, then the screwdriver is still able to pick up ferrous materials. Using a higher step successfully removes the magnetic field. I was able to repeat this several times. I guess thin materials saturate more easily, so need to be demagnetised in a weaker field, hence using the staircase.

    • @Br3ttM
      @Br3ttM Před 2 lety +3

      Magnetic materials kind of short circuit magnetic fields, so it would make sense that a weak magnet would still be able to saturate a thin object, because there is less diameter to spread the field inside the object.

  • @weirdalexander8193
    @weirdalexander8193 Před 2 lety +478

    Well then, the magnetism isn’t “removed” so much as “scrambled”. Makes sense, considering magnetic matter is peculiarly UNscrambled compared to most other clusters of atom parts.

    • @bakedbeings
      @bakedbeings Před 2 lety +51

      IIRC in ferrous metals magnetism *is* a result of ordered arrangement. Scrambling the order then, *is* demagnetising.

    • @weirdalexander8193
      @weirdalexander8193 Před 2 lety +21

      @@bakedbeings basically what I said in scientific terms, but I think I went past layman’s terms to goober’s terms, so thank you for clarification :-)

    • @Br3ttM
      @Br3ttM Před 2 lety +7

      Magnetic materials are magnetic at an atomic level, and form tiny regions of aligned magnetic fields the same way they form crystals when becoming solid. All the tiny magnetic regions cancel out normally, but they can be rearranged to align. Demagnetizing something means removing that alignment in some way, either using other magnets to change them, or heating them until they lose their magnetism, in which case they get their random grains again when they cool.

    • @thecompanioncube4211
      @thecompanioncube4211 Před 2 lety +1

      Magnetism essentially IS alignement of tiny magnets in ferrous material. And thus not magnetic ferrous object is basically a scrambled magnet

    • @weirdalexander8193
      @weirdalexander8193 Před 2 lety +1

      Why does everyone keep dropping magnet facts here? Either I phrased my post so badly that you think I don’t know how magnets work ( atomic alignment), or this channel’s community is nerd central. For my sake it better be the latter.

  • @aicragej
    @aicragej Před 2 lety +29

    Thank you for this! My father had one of these and I remember playing with it when I was young.
    Yes, the stairs are important haha. I remember actually tracing the shape of the opening because that will make the magnetizing/demagnetizing have a stronger effect.
    I didn't even know there were 2 kinds of them. Thank you for the great nostalgic trip. I might buy one just for fun.

  • @tensevo
    @tensevo Před 2 lety

    It's honestly mind blowing to witness such analysis tools in action,
    and watch it all from the comfort of my room.

  • @Blackrobe
    @Blackrobe Před 2 lety +99

    "Let's measure the magnetic field strength of this part"
    **INTENSE, DRAMATIC ASCENSION MUSIC**
    "Now what about the other part"
    **INTENSE, DRAMATIC ASCENSION MUSIC**

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  Před 2 lety +28

      Just trying to convey how I felt, when watching the obvious differences appear on the teslameter's screen :) Thanks for watching!

    • @itsadoozy
      @itsadoozy Před 2 lety +4

      yoooo this right here XD it felt so intense

  • @Halbostfriese
    @Halbostfriese Před 2 lety +50

    I think "precision smashing" is my new favorite expression. :D

  • @itsadoozy
    @itsadoozy Před 2 lety +10

    the music during the magnetizing and especially demagnetizing stages gets me every time, so unnecessarily but perfectly intense X'D I love it

    • @NineEyeRon
      @NineEyeRon Před 2 lety

      It feels like I have just achieved orbit

  • @hippypotto
    @hippypotto Před 2 lety +2

    Very nice. Demagnetization was something I thought was impossible with another magnet. Very educational.

  • @izzieb
    @izzieb Před 2 lety +347

    Everyone thinks your monster magnets have magnetised your cutlery - what they don't realise it's really because of your magnetic personality!

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  Před 2 lety +48

      Thanks, Izzie! I guess I can be seen as the positive version of Magneto ;)

    • @akunog3665
      @akunog3665 Před 2 lety +8

      @@brainiac75 Not sure which is good vs evil, but Magneto must have the opposite polarity.

    • @Takon_pilot
      @Takon_pilot Před 2 lety +5

      you can almost call him attractive

  • @Jackpkmn
    @Jackpkmn Před 2 lety +58

    If you used stronger magnets in the demagnetizers' arrangement does it make more strongly magnetic tools?

    • @fmn2628
      @fmn2628 Před 2 lety +2

      I am soooo going to test this

    • @collinbarker
      @collinbarker Před 2 lety +5

      Not sure if you found out yet, but if you put stronger magnets in that shape and use the magnetizer area, it will be a stronger magnet up to a certain point. There is a point of maximum saturation of a magnetic field in a ferromagnetic material. More than that and it is logarithmic growth. So yes, but only to a point. No lifting bagger 238s with a butter knife

    • @Alex_441
      @Alex_441 Před 2 lety

      No

  • @KxNOxUTA
    @KxNOxUTA Před 8 měsíci

    Lovely. Not only have I now found out what that tool is that I'll be getting delivered with the toolbox I ordered, but I even learned how it works and what to do if it's not at hand. Awesome!

  • @yangosakurai7505
    @yangosakurai7505 Před 2 lety +1

    I'm new to your channel but I'm really enjoying your videos so far. Looking forward to watching and learning some more

  • @jansenart0
    @jansenart0 Před 2 lety +40

    Whenever I wanna demagnetize something, I go like I'm honing it; just swap poles with strokes and decrease angle until it can't pick up a staple. This method seems way better.

  • @marcbuerkle
    @marcbuerkle Před 2 lety +22

    Such a great demonstration of the wunderfull mechanisms in the universe. I was never able to imagine the workings of magnetism, so thank you for teaching it so simple but still in great detail and with a high entertainment factor!

  • @royksk
    @royksk Před 2 lety

    Excellent explanation. I’ve had one of these for many years and still use it. No stepped shaping.

  • @ramonagarciabryant9051
    @ramonagarciabryant9051 Před 11 měsíci

    That was actually more interesting than I expected, I thank u for the information.

  • @zUltraXO
    @zUltraXO Před 2 lety +30

    This is really cool, I've always wondered what made these tools work.

  • @transkryption
    @transkryption Před 2 lety +6

    Pure sorcery... Does it float or sink?
    Does Brainiac???

  • @AlfredoEstuar
    @AlfredoEstuar Před 2 lety

    awsome. I have long wondered but never researched. Love I get this tidbit of information in an entertaining and very informative way!

  • @PhunkyChikin
    @PhunkyChikin Před 2 lety

    Thanks for the fantastic video. Your narration and the dramatic music made it even better.

  • @FRANKHURTADO01
    @FRANKHURTADO01 Před 2 lety +8

    When you magnetize something you force the particles to align in one direction therefore creating a strong magnetic field.
    I have been able to demagnetize various tools without a demagnetizer or heat by hitting them hard a couple of times. Knocks the particles out of alignment making the magnetic feal weaker.

    • @Br3ttM
      @Br3ttM Před 2 lety +2

      Impact and vibration can actually cause things to become magnets, too, because of the earth's magnetic field. The earth's magnetic field is a lot weaker than being in contact with a magnet, though, so the effect is very weak.

  • @Vidar_Odinson
    @Vidar_Odinson Před 2 lety +3

    Haha, so much simpler than I originally thought and used these. I thought you had to swipe a screwdriver progressively "up the stairs", to diminish the field one "step" at a time. Learning about magnetic fields here, thanks a lot!

    • @benbaselet2026
      @benbaselet2026 Před 2 lety +3

      That's probably the intended method if you want to diminish the field as low as possible.

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  Před 2 lety +6

      Could be a thing for strongly magnetized tools. So far I have not encountered any that needed progressively swiping. The fun thing is how many websites mention the stairs as important for the demagnetization function - making the magnetic field "irregular" x) Thanks for watching!

  • @Chinchelada
    @Chinchelada Před 2 lety

    I love how you matched the music to the graphs on the Tesla meter.

  • @johnNJ4024
    @johnNJ4024 Před 2 lety

    I have always wondered how those little magnetizer/demagnetizer cubes worked. How ingenious and very simple. Thank you for sharing this! Another mystery solved!

  • @staplesregal5234
    @staplesregal5234 Před 2 lety +11

    I think the stairs might be used to adjust how strong the magnetism of an object is for different uses. Wouldn’t it have less effect at a greater distance from the magnet acting on it?

    • @GonTar_X
      @GonTar_X Před 2 lety

      The stairs are there to demagnetize (low magnetic force)

  • @Thaumazo
    @Thaumazo Před 2 lety +4

    Love your channel, you know how to display the wonder of physics

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  Před 2 lety +3

      Thank you very much, Thaumazo. Much more to come!

  • @aleksandarlazarov9182
    @aleksandarlazarov9182 Před 2 lety

    THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! This was an amazing video, showing such a basic, yet tricky concept in an easy way!!!

  • @user-dy5ho4sj2w
    @user-dy5ho4sj2w Před rokem

    This is by far my favorite, most essential tool. Love this thing.

  • @piast99
    @piast99 Před 2 lety +3

    That was one of those mysteries that I've contemplated for years, each time I've opened my toolbox, but never had time to investigate. Thanks!!!

  • @benzonet
    @benzonet Před 2 lety +10

    I used to have a tape head demagnetiser around. This was just a plain coil with an iron core hooked up directly to the mains AC. The alternating of the magnetic field and thereby slowly pulling away the iron core from the tapeheads should also cancel out the remanent magnetic fields. I wonder if the same trick worked with the permanent magnets. Like your videos. Keep up your great channel.

    • @SuperBrainAK
      @SuperBrainAK Před 2 lety +1

      yep it is similar and also universal, like he said in the video you couldnt demagnetize the screwdriver with the wrong demagnetizer, but having an alternating and slowly decreasing field will work for any polarity.

  • @IbadassI
    @IbadassI Před 2 lety

    That's awesome! Never thought it would be so simple

  • @The_Real_Grand_Nagus
    @The_Real_Grand_Nagus Před 6 dny

    Very good video. The stairs actually have a purpose: if you start with the lowest and do one for each step, you will demagnetize it almost completely. If you just do the lowest one, then you will retain a little bit of magnetization (although not enough for your test--it will show up if you test with something small like iron filings). This is because, as you show in your video, the magnetic field lines are more and more perpendicular to the screw driver the further you move up the stairs. Of course, as you say, they don't actually "do" anything, so you could just repeat the motion without them.

  • @GeekIWG
    @GeekIWG Před 2 lety +11

    Always wondered how those worked. I'm quite surprised how simple it actually is!

    • @dundermifflinity
      @dundermifflinity Před 2 lety

      Currently half way through the video and still can’t possibly see how it could work. The fact I now know it’s going to be simple is insane

  • @redbeardsbirds3747
    @redbeardsbirds3747 Před 2 lety +3

    So excited to see a new awesome magnet experiment and demonstration from one of my very favorite youtube channels! I'm saving this one for tonight at home where I can relax and enjoy ! Totally awesome and cheers to you over there in Denmark from Alabama,USA !

  • @easyybreezeyy
    @easyybreezeyy Před rokem +1

    Love the intro where you show the type of danger it is

  • @bregbarega3717
    @bregbarega3717 Před 2 lety +1

    Absolutely enlightening and useful, thanks!

  • @kaki00105
    @kaki00105 Před 2 lety +9

    The stairs are so you can remove only a small amount of magnetic pull to adjust the level of force you want. Helps when working with small screws

    • @aimanyusof8863
      @aimanyusof8863 Před rokem +1

      Why do you want different forces for different screws? Sincere question.

    • @markylon
      @markylon Před rokem +1

      @@aimanyusof8863 Well a small light screw doesn't need the same power of magnetism as a large heavy screw.

  • @KasperLidegaard
    @KasperLidegaard Před 2 lety +6

    Godt arbejde med alle dine skønne videoer!

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  Před 2 lety +3

      Tusind tak, Kasper! Flere på vej ;)

  • @fkthewhat
    @fkthewhat Před 2 lety

    Awesome I saw one of these in an electronics catalogue recently and wondered how the heck it would work!

  • @halonothing1
    @halonothing1 Před 2 lety

    lol I stayed up till 6am binging an unrelated channel and came here to unwind, then 5 minutes in my cat comes meowing and meowing, complaining that I'm spending too much time on the computer and wouldn't even let me watch the last 5 minutes without constantly meowing at me lol. So I took it as a sign I should have probably gone to bed 4 hours ago and listened to the kitty who is apparently smarter than me. Either way, I'm just glad now that I've slept, I can finally get closure and find out how the thing works. Cuz I'm stumped and only got to watch as far as the clues he gave. The anticipation's been driving me nuts! It's like watching a great show and then having to stop right before the climactic ending! I NEED CLOSURE! DAMN YOU ADVICE-CAT!

  • @Dukefazon
    @Dukefazon Před 2 lety +7

    Thank you! That was genuinely interesting, I learned something today.

  • @squirrelpower1666
    @squirrelpower1666 Před 2 lety +3

    I always thought the staircase slot was housing something like three powerful magnets. What surprised me was finding out that the both slots each hold a single cheap magnet instead of a powerful one. Now I understand why they are as as cheap and mass produced as they are.

  • @Patiboke
    @Patiboke Před 2 lety

    That graph is awesome!

  • @HerveSACUTO
    @HerveSACUTO Před 2 lety

    Oh !!!!! Whaouuuuu , you solve AND explain , one mystery in my life !!!! THANK YOU !! It seems I have to check all of your videos !!!!

  • @quarterpie5338
    @quarterpie5338 Před 2 lety +3

    I think the point of the stairs is so you can rotate the tool around in the demagnetise hole to shake the Tool around and provide more demagnetisation. Hence the curved edge so the tool easily rotates in the hole.

  • @Tag-Traeumer
    @Tag-Traeumer Před 2 lety +5

    Very interesting video! If I had seen this a year ago I wouldn't have had to saw open a magnetizer / demagnetizer to see how it worked. But it is also still usable when sawn open. The inner workings are surprisingly simple and ingenious.

    • @markylon
      @markylon Před rokem +1

      Correct English is when "sawn" open not "sawed". He sawed through the plastic, the plastic was sawn open, he used a saw to saw through the plastic which had been previously sawn. Sore is when you cut your finger when sawing.

    • @Tag-Traeumer
      @Tag-Traeumer Před rokem

      @@markylon Alright, thank you. I corrected it immediately. But I wasn't responsible for the wrong spelling, it was the translator who showed Google to translate German into English. :-)

  • @LukasFink1
    @LukasFink1 Před 2 lety

    I really like your choice of music while measuring the magnetic fields.

  • @andremuslim9594
    @andremuslim9594 Před rokem

    This is an amazing video.
    Great work!!!

  • @pie_IRL
    @pie_IRL Před 2 lety +7

    Wow! Just last week I was looking this up, but ended up more confused than before. I finally understand!
    I wonder if it only works on things like tools and cutlery, or could you magnetise and demagnetise something smaller, like a paperclip or a needle?

    • @cameronknowles6267
      @cameronknowles6267 Před 2 lety

      It probably works with ferrous materials

    • @collinbarker
      @collinbarker Před 2 lety +1

      should be good for all ferromagnetic materials. the other ____magnetic materials do not support a field without a magnet nearby. Anything ferromagnetic will be affected the same way, needles, paperclips, compass needles, if you get a big enough one, even a turned off electromagnet core for a scrapper crane should be able to be demagnetized. Magnetization does achieve a saturation point though, so you will not be lifting massive vehicles with a magnetized butterknife, even if you have the strength

  • @johnarizona3820
    @johnarizona3820 Před rokem +3

    Great vid, thank you! One disagreement though; it seems the stairs do play a vital role in keeping the inserted tool from getting too close to that pole of the de-mag bar magnet. I don't think it would work it the inserted tool went into that range hence the step barrier.

  • @CampElk
    @CampElk Před 2 lety

    Very interesting! I love the awe evoking music! Well done!

  • @benmcreynolds8581
    @benmcreynolds8581 Před 2 lety

    Love it! Nature works in such a elegant way 👍

  • @SoulFoxie
    @SoulFoxie Před 2 lety +10

    Brian: "No BIG hazards this time...just be careful of using sharp things..."
    Brian: "And blow torches..."

  • @soyunpimpollo1622
    @soyunpimpollo1622 Před 2 lety +6

    The stairs could be a roughly way to control the magnetization strength

  • @elmagician
    @elmagician Před 2 lety

    I've just tried it and my mind is blown away. Wow man, thanks for this content

  • @thefastmeow
    @thefastmeow Před 2 lety

    wow! i remember watching you a few years ago, but couldnt remember your channel name. good to see you still active on youtube.

  • @levanalucard851
    @levanalucard851 Před 2 lety +12

    I'd like to think the magnet wizards causing this just can't be seen by humans.

  • @xl000
    @xl000 Před 2 lety +16

    Just FYI, the steps on the demagnetize area are just there to make sure the two holes can be differentiated even if the markings go away.

  • @ebeampython4400
    @ebeampython4400 Před 2 lety

    Always wonder how it works. Thanks for the fantastic video!

  • @shashikantsingh6555
    @shashikantsingh6555 Před 2 lety

    Very informative video sir!! Thanks for making

  • @zanimljivastruja7511
    @zanimljivastruja7511 Před 2 lety +3

    5:14 Looks like Honda logo

    • @quppy
      @quppy Před 2 lety

      oh my god you’re true

  • @HHAZEL2
    @HHAZEL2 Před 2 lety +3

    7:06 and I thought it was going to be complicated. Complicated things are intresting

  • @SteveInPalmSprings
    @SteveInPalmSprings Před 2 lety

    Amazing info. Thanks for this video.

  • @boskee
    @boskee Před 2 lety

    I dig the presentation of this video. Very nice, I like!

  • @En_theo
    @En_theo Před 2 lety +9

    Can you polarize other metallic objects with other polarized objects ? If yes, I guess that the polarizing will be weaker and weaker ? Maybe a subject for another video :)

  • @Agent24Electronics
    @Agent24Electronics Před 2 lety +3

    That was interesting; I've always wondered about these tools, but I'm also disappointed there was no special voodoo engineering!

  • @Darkweeeeeeeeed
    @Darkweeeeeeeeed Před 2 lety

    Thanks for the explaination !

  • @Mosfet510
    @Mosfet510 Před 2 lety

    Very interesting! I always wondered what the deal was inside. Nice background music.

  • @FaizFezzFingerstyle
    @FaizFezzFingerstyle Před 2 lety +7

    I have a lot of magnets at home. But I still bought the demagnitizer. After watching this video I feel like wasting money buying it. 😂

    • @wojtekpolska1013
      @wojtekpolska1013 Před 2 lety +3

      well they are still more handy than rotating magnets in specific way and trying to figure out which way you magnetised a screwdriver, to now demagnetize it

    • @Fredman2410
      @Fredman2410 Před 2 lety

      Yeah, me too. That's one dollar I'll never get back lol.

  • @PersonalitySituation
    @PersonalitySituation Před 2 lety +4

    During my internship I used a de-magnetizer tool to get rid of static in spatulas so I could weigh small amounts of test compounds without it sticking to the metal spatula. It was an electric device consisting of two vertical prongs. You pass it through when its on and boom- it's no longer static. We called it the Harry Potter device. Do you think it could be the same principle, except the base is an electromagnet?

    • @Vilvaran
      @Vilvaran Před rokem

      This would be done with high voltages, similar to an ionizer...

  • @aratof18
    @aratof18 Před rokem

    good vid, intriguing, fun and knowledge-wise

  • @bewstre
    @bewstre Před rokem

    Very interesting! Thanks for the info

  • @GoogleAids
    @GoogleAids Před 2 lety +13

    I like the section at the beginning where you were trying all the different sides on the magnet. Felt like I was watching a big kid version of Dora lmao. Good video. Learned a lot.

  • @amyshaw893
    @amyshaw893 Před 2 lety +4

    I think that regarding the intro, your cutlery being magnetic isn't because you use lots of magnets. My parents cutlery is slightly magnetic too, and they don't use lots of science things. I seem to remember reading somewhere that rubbing metal together (like rattling in the drawer or normally using them) slowly magnetises it, but I am unsure of the science of that

    • @startedtech
      @startedtech Před 2 lety +2

      I just did some googling on that, the answers I got were related to dishwashers. It's either the heat when they're aligned a certain way, or a poorly shielded motor creating a magnetic field that affects it. Or both.

    • @amyshaw893
      @amyshaw893 Před 2 lety +1

      @@startedtech possibly in some cases, but my family has never used a dishwasher

    • @fxshlein
      @fxshlein Před rokem

      The sign on the box in the intro says "Attention, Contents Extremely Magnetic" - I think its definitely magnetic because of the magnets lol

  • @JD-wn3cc
    @JD-wn3cc Před 2 lety

    Very good video. Magnets are still very much above my head but I appreciated all the demonstrations and disection

  • @MarkusCommenter
    @MarkusCommenter Před rokem

    Thank you soo much! I was having trouble with a project, but then you saved my grade! Thank you!

  • @TauGeneration
    @TauGeneration Před 2 lety +5

    I feel like this is the best video that shows that science IS a form of magic that we all got used to it.
    at first, it looks like pure magic
    but when you know how it's done, it becomes another mundane science thing

  • @dougsteel7414
    @dougsteel7414 Před 2 lety +6

    Well goddammit. I feel the demagnitiser people are overprotective of their secrets. Staircases indeed.

    • @pouncerminned863
      @pouncerminned863 Před 2 lety +1

      lol just to throw everyone off!! Most people would never open up a tool or product, not sure why

  • @Pixel_Magic
    @Pixel_Magic Před rokem

    It's amazing! Thanks for video.

  • @papsi10
    @papsi10 Před rokem

    This was really useful. You've actually helped me. Thank you very much :D

  • @SyncXwave
    @SyncXwave Před 2 lety

    Thank you for wonderful and beautiful knowledge,sir

  • @sithieu9009
    @sithieu9009 Před rokem

    Very scientific way of understand things. Thank you.

  • @UyeGaming
    @UyeGaming Před rokem

    some epic music for what is involved. Liked it.

  • @thatguythatdoesstuff5899

    I have one of these. I tried to demagnetize my calipers because they were picking up a whole lot of metal dust and schmoo, but it didn't work. I guess I have the wrong pole configuration. Thank you for making this video, it cleared a lot of things for me.